Beyond the drought: The team behind the U.S. Drought Monitor
For more than 20 years, the U.S. Drought Monitor has released a map once a week, releasing new information on the drought-stricken parts of the U.S. Not once have the authors of the Drought Monitor missed their two-decade-old weekly deadline, keeping everyone informed on the ever-changing drought classifications throughout the country. This information is especially pertinent for the Western half of the U.S., with large portions of California and Nevada both in Extreme Drought (D3).