2012–13 North American drought
The 2012–13 North American drought was caused by less than normal snowfall the previous winter. Also, La Niña-related heat waves were taking place in the Midwestern and Western United States. This was in association with drought conditions in these areas.[1] The drought was an extension of the 2010-13 Southern United States drought.
The drought was worse than the 1988–89 North American drought.[2] The 2012-13 drought covered more areas in the United States and Canada than the 1988-89 drought. In July 2012, the drought covered more than 81% in area. It was comparable to the droughts of the 1930s and 1950s.[3]
Drought continued in parts of North America through 2013.[4] Beginning in March 2013, rainfall lessened drought in the Midwest, the southern Mississippi Valley and the Great Plains.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Midwest Drought, La Nina, Global Warming". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Dealing with the Drought". HS Today. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "How Bad is the U.S. Drought". LiveScience. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ Healy, Jack (22 February 2013). "Thin Snowpack in West Signals Summer Drought". New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ "As Drought Turns to Flood". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
