Drought continues to expand as the monsoon in the Southwest has been largely a no-show
Hot and dry conditions pushed portions of Arizona, southern Nevada and Southern California either into drought or further into drought, data from the U.S. Drought monitor show. … The North American Monsoon, which provides about half of the annual rainfall in parts of the Southwest, has been a “nonsoon” this year … The portion of California deemed abnormally dry grew by almost 7%, mainly in eastern San Bernardino County.