The U.S. Drought Monitor has been determining drought conditions for over 20 years. A Dartmouth College study shows that the system is not keeping up with climate change.
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A new study reports that the U.S. Drought Monitor s weekly maps of nationwide drought conditions which help direct emergency federal aid have captured the steady march of climate change, but the Drought Monitor has itself failed to adapt to that reality. Areas of the country are spending more and more time in severe drought conditions the Drought Monitor still considers to be rare occurrences. The consequences could be that swaths of the country particularly in the West may not receive aid in keeping with the enhanced risk of drought as periodic emergencies become persistent new realities.
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