The Western United States has been heavily affected by extreme drought conditions in recent years. Drought began to develop in the summer of 2020, and by August 2021 some 80 percent of the area of the Western United States was under severe or exceptional drought conditions. These conditions carried on throughout 2022, but began to improve in the first half of 2023 as several Western States were hit by heavy rain and snowfall. By the second week of 2024, nearly half of the area of the Western United States was unaffected by drought conditions.
Weekly share of area affected by drought in the Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by category
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United States Drought Monitor. (January 17, 2024). Weekly share of area affected by drought in the Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401060/weekly-area-in-drought-west-us-by-category/
United States Drought Monitor. "Weekly share of area affected by drought in the Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by category." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401060/weekly-area-in-drought-west-us-by-category/
United States Drought Monitor. (2024). Weekly share of area affected by drought in the Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401060/weekly-area-in-drought-west-us-by-category/
United States Drought Monitor. "Weekly Share of Area Affected by Drought in The Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401060/weekly-area-in-drought-west-us-by-category/
United States Drought Monitor, Weekly share of area affected by drought in the Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401060/weekly-area-in-drought-west-us-by-category/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Weekly share of area affected by drought in the Western United States from January 2018 to January 2024, by category [Graph], United States Drought Monitor, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401060/weekly-area-in-drought-west-us-by-category/
