More than 90% of West threatened by historic drought that may stretch through summer

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US Drought Monitor paints a stark picture of current conditions

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More than 90% of theAmerican Westis in the grip of a historic and life-threateningdrought– and summer 2021 is just beginning.

A map of the severe conditions released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor – which was started in 2000 and is produced through a partnership of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – showed the vast region in dire straits.

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