El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters
El Niño conditions are present and expected to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2026-27.
#ElNino #ENSO 🧪
www.noaa.gov/news-release...
The last time Lake Powell was this low in early June was in 1967.
Lyndon Johnson was president. Glen Canyon Dam had been commissioned just the year before. We hadn't even been to the moon yet.
Prolonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
About two-thirds of upcoming datacenters, which typically require a large amount of water to operate, are to be built in places that have been among the driest in the country over the past year.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Drought Defined: A Deep Dive into the U.S. Drought Monitor
The USDM is a public resource used by policymakers, researchers, and the public to monitor drought. It helps with drought mitigation efforts and determines eligibility for disaster assistance.
#drought 🧪
www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/drought...
USDA cut US winter wheat harvest outlook after Plains drought
The US Department of Agriculture cut its US winter wheat crop outlook by 2% from a month earlier as a harsh #drought in the Plains cut its hard red winter wheat production view to the lowest since 1957.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) shows intense vegetation stress due to drought in the Southeast, parts of the High Plains, and to a lesser extent in other parts of the US.
#VegDRI #drought #vegetation 🧪
vegdri.unl.edu/Home.aspx
Unease trickles into the Grand Canyon rafting community as water levels dwindle
The Colorado River is unusually low, affecting river recreation. It leaves many who rely on the river feeling uncertain and wondering about the future.
#ColoradoRiver #drought
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Luke Runyon
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How NOAA tracks dryness—gain a better understanding of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Releases from Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River are low. But if they fall much more, commercial river rafters worry it could change their livelihoods and the nature of boating in the Grand Canyo...
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Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI
The area of the US in drought shrank for a third week as rain washed over large swaths of the nation. Drought expanded in Minnesota and along the East Coast. Drought covers 56.16% of the contiguous US, a drop of 2.22 points.
#drought #USDroughtMonitor 🧪
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/S...
What happens when the world’s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously?
Multiple breadbasket failures are becoming more likely as climate change increases the chance of simultaneous stress across major producing regions.
#ClimateChange #food #drought
theconversation.com/what-happens...
Popular eastern Arizona lake closes after all the fish die
San Carlos Lake is closed until further notice due to #drought and water releases from a nearby dam that resulted in a “major fish kill affecting approximately 100% of the fish population within the lake."
www.azfamily.com/2026/06/05/p...
The modern food system was built on the expectation that geography would spread out the risks from droughts and floods. Climate change is testing all of that at once.
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A popular lake southeast of Globe is closed until further notice after officials say every fish died.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday cut its U.S. winter wheat crop outlook by 2% from a month earlier as a harsh drought in the Plains cut its hard red winter wheat production view to the l...
