Along with flash floods, we're also dealing with flash droughts — a new term for me.
"Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US"
phys.org/news/2024-10-bone-dry…
h/t @primonatura
#drought #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River.Seth Borenstein (Phys.org)