The worst drought in decades has affected 48 states

The worst drought in decades has affected 48 states. A drought tracking organization recently stated that the United States has experienced the worst drought in decades, with 4 states including Arizona...

The worst drought in decades has affected 48 states. A drought tracking organization recently stated that the United States is experiencing the worst drought in decades, with 60% of the land in 48 states, including Arizona, suffering from drought. Scientists are looking for other reasons besides lack of rain. Since this summer, more than half of the landmass in the United States has experienced drought, which has gradually eased with the occurrence of heavy rains since the end of September. However, the weekly national drought monitoring report released on the 21st showed that more and more areas across the country are suffering from drought and the situation is serious. The report stated that as of the 20th, 60.1% of the 48 southern states had suffered some degree of drought, up from 58.8% the previous week. The area of ​​land experiencing extreme drought or abnormal drought, the two worst-case scenarios, increased from 18.3% to 19.04%. The report pointed out that the central part of the country and parts of Texas and the Southeast are the areas with the most serious drought conditions. These areas were surrounded by other less severe states, with the exception of the Northwest, Florida, and the panhandle from southern New England to the Mississippi. There's no clear scientific explanation for why droughts continue to occur or how long they're expected to last, said Heim, a meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatology Data Center. There are many factors that cause this weather. The lack of rain affected crops. Nearly a quarter of the winter wheat crop has poor or very poor germination conditions, which is a 2 percent increase from last week and an 8 percent increase from the same period in 2011. 42% of species were described as in poor condition, the same as last week. In this case, farmers who may still be able to irrigate as usual are worried about low water levels in rivers and reservoirs, and many are hoping for snow to alleviate their difficulties, but this will require a lot of snow.