Fascinating graphic of US drought patterns over a century. (Excellent example of data presentation.) Find your birth year and come forward — it’s never been worse for most of us. mjh
Drought’s Footprint – Graphic – NYTimes.com
Published: July 19, 2012
Drought’s Footprint
More than half of the country was under moderate to extreme drought in June, the largest area of the contiguous United States affected by such dryness in nearly 60 years. Nearly 1,300 counties across 29 states have been declared federal disaster areas. Areas under moderate to extreme drought in June of each year are shown in orange below.