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Drought contracted overall but intensified in west Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
May 23, 2013
Drought contracted in the nation’s midsection and in the north in the week that ended May 21 but intensified in the Texas Panhandle, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The proportion of the 48 contiguous states in moderate or worse drought decreased to 46.07 percent from 47.66 percent a week earlier, while the proportion in exceptional drought, the worst category, increased to 4.94 percent from 4.4 percent the week before. Drought coverage is down from the record high of 65.45 percent on September 25, 2012, and has decreased in 26 of the last 34 weeks.
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Drought recedes incrementally but still covers nearly half the country
May 16, 2013
Minor adjustments to the map of drought in the United States for the week that ended May 14 resulted in a slightly smaller but more intense area in drought compared with a week earlier. The total area of the 48 contiguous states in moderate drought or worse on the U.S. Drought Monitor map declined to 47.66 percent from 48.06 percent, but the total area in exceptional drought increased, to 4.4 percent from 4.38 percent. The 40 impacts currently in the Drought Impact Reporter for May 9-15 reflect the effects of drought that is entering a third year in some areas.
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Drought intensifies in New Mexico and the West on U.S. Drought Monitor map
May 09, 2013
The week that ended May 7 saw a net expansion in all categories of drought, concentrated in the West, although areas on the eastern edge of the drought of 2012 continued to improve, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map. In New Mexico, where irrigators are facing sharply reduced water supplies, exceptional drought covered 39.89 percent of the state, an increase from 24.89 percent the week before. A USDA observer noted that pasture and rangeland conditions are by far the worst on record for this time of year.
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Drought intensifies in SE Colorado and in Southwestern U.S., eases in the East
May 02, 2013
The footprint of drought on the U.S. Drought Monitor map shifted south and west during the week that ended April 30, intensifying in southeast Colorado, New Mexico and other spots. A USDA meteorologist noted that there is "an increasingly sharp gradient between drought and non-drought areas" with a north-south line bisecting the country and drought to the west of the line.
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NDMC’s Fuchs to give NOAA webinar on the new Drought Risk Atlas
Apr 29, 2013
 Brian Fuchs Brian Fuchs, NDMC climatologist, will present a OneNOAA Science Seminar and webinar on Tuesday, April 30, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on the soon-to-be-released Drought Risk Atlas. Fuchs will discuss the making of the Atlas, demonstrate some of its features, and talk about what questions it can help answer. For more information or to register please visit http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/seminars/2013/04-apr.html#OneNOAAScienceSeminars_30Apr2013_NWS
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