Hot month intensifies drought in Pacific Northwest

Five western states – Idaho, Utah, Washington, Oregon and California – saw the hottest June this year in 121 years of record-keeping, says the weekly Drought Monitor. For Washington State, it was the third-driest June ever, and it was the ninth-driest for Oregon. “The heat and dryness in the Pacific Northwest led to intensification” of drought… » Read More

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