Blog OklahomaOklahoma | U.S. Drought Monitor | May 14, 2026
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N-gated Hacker NewsOh no, the news is out: America is as parched as a camel in the Sahara, but hey, at least Virginia Tech wants you to know they're still selling Hokie mugs! ☕🌵 Forget the #drought, let's all focus on those essential Hokie license plates because what’s a little dehydration when you can show your school spirit? 🎓🚗
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Expert: More than half of U.S. faces worst drought in decades
More than 60 percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20 percent in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because the combination of intensity and aerial coverage is rare. He explained why, who is most impacted, and when we can expect relief.
Hacker NewsMore than half of U.S. faces worst drought in decades
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/05/drought-united-states-la-nina-expert.html
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Expert: More than half of U.S. faces worst drought in decades
More than 60 percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20 percent in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because the combination of intensity and aerial coverage is rare. He explained why, who is most impacted, and when we can expect relief.
SzescstopniWe were so happy. We managed to get back home before what looked like a huge storm that would bring us rain. And then nothing. No drop of water to quench the thirst of the scorched earth. Someone nearby is fucking around with weather. At first we suspected a nice witch who lives nearby and hates rain of casting powerful spells. But now our attention shifted to Pietruszka, the smallest of our pack of Polesian wolves. She hates storms and recently started barking more than usual. Could she be doing this to scare the clouds away?
Drought CenterThis week was defined by a significant precipitation divide, highlighted by a major deluge across parts of the South and Gulf Coast.
Learn more: https://youtu.be/R2RR1t0jnP0
Much of the Pacific Northwest watershed continues to see low snow water equivalent levels, especially Oregon and Washington. Drought conditions are impacting water levels and recreation.
On April 8, the Washington Department of Ecology declared a statewide drought. This is the fourth year in a row that part or all of Washington will be under a drought declaration.
Denise GutzmerDrought intensified in the Northwest, the Plains, Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast, and eased in Colorado, the South, Southeast and Maine. Drought covered 61.47% of the contiguous US, up 0.55 points from last week.
Dry conditions are so intense that they are keeping farmers from planting in some parts of the country.
atomicker"You've got more people that are living in poverty already and if you get a reduction in crop yields because of drought or flooding [from El Niño] then that drives prices even higher. So we're looking at potentially quite huge humanitarian impacts this year, especially if the crisis in the Middle East continues".
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Wildfires #Drought #NoPipelines #CostOfLivingCrisis #Polycrisis
The developing El Niño weather pattern could be one of the strongest on record, with warnings of record global temperatures and 'huge humanitarian impacts to come'
https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/cvgzn11v421o
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JEmphaticallyIn five short weeks, Kevin O’Leary’s Utah version of Wonder Valley has thrown the state into a massive conflict over water, air pollution, heat islands, and the community benefits of AI data centres.
Throw in questions about property rights, accusations of paid protesters, a mysterious Department of War connection, and a Chinese government interference conspiracy…well, you’ve got a story.
Here’s my update on how a Canadian celebrity investor has shaken a US state facing a drought and water crisis.
#AIdatacentres #AIDataCenters #technology #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #sustainability #AIhyperscalers #WonderValleyAlberta #Stratos #WonderValleyUtah #GreatSaltLake #drought #water