60% of the U.S. Faces Drought — And Summer Has Yet to Begin - video Dailymotion

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As of late April 2026, around 60% of the contiguous United States is under drought conditions. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center has issued a warning that drought is likely to continue in many parts of the West and emerge in new regions, such as the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin, as summer draws near. Predictions indicate above-average temperatures until July, which will increase evaporation and heighten stress on reservoirs, farmland, and wildfire fuel sources. Experts caution that rapid onset drought — a swift shift from normal conditions to severe ones — may occur in portions of the South and Plains by mid-summer.

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00:00a drought of historic scale is gripping the united states and with summer still weeks away scientists

00:06warn conditions could get dramatically worse before they improve as of late april 2026

00:12approximately sixty percent of the continental united states is experiencing drought according

00:18to the noah climate prediction center above normal temperatures have accelerated evaporation

00:23deepening drought across the great plains southeast mid-atlantic and western states

00:30the situation is most severe in the southern plains and southeast where la nina locked in dry conditions

00:36all winter and spring states from texas through the carolinas are seeing depleted reservoirs

00:42stressed crops and growing wildfire fuel loads noaa warns drought will persist across the west

00:49and expand into the pacific northwest great basin and central rockies above normal temperatures are

00:56forecast through july scientists warn flash drought rapid deterioration from near normal to severe

01:04is likely in parts of the south and plains by mid-summer for millions of farmers and communities

01:09dependent on reservoir water this is already an emergency

60% of the U.S. Faces Drought — And Summer Has Yet to Begin

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