Dry Weather Spreads Across U.S

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a report on Monday that based on the Palmer Drought Index, 55 percent of the contiguous United States was under moderate to extreme drought in June. That is the largest land area in the United States to be affected by a drought since December 1956.

Commodity Weather Group (CWG) on Tuesday said over half of the Midwest would continue with severe moisture deficits and plenty of heat, particularly in the western corn belt. 


This is serious. The drought gripping the United States is the worst since 1956. Fifty-five percent of the continental U.S. was in a moderate to extreme drought by the end of June.