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What a difference a year makes

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 5, 2007 at 6:54 am

Recently, the Drought Monitor was released, showing now all of California classified as being in various degrees of drought. Through most of the spring, most of California was considered in a drought; it took until mid-June for the entire state to earn that distinction.

What is interesting to look at is the difference between the drought monitor from August 1, 2006, where only a portion of the southeast corner had the classification, to the situation you see on the July 31, 2007 drought monitor. A look at the entire country shows that the southeastern United States is also experiencing a severe drought on the same scale - and in some parts, actually worse - as the Colorado River basin.

The drought monitor is produced weekly, and here’s a great webpage where you can compare any two drought monitors to see how conditions have changed - click here.

August 5, 2007 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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