Drought Throughout Dakotas Shows No Signs of Easing Up
Drought Throughout Dakotas Shows No Signs of Easing Up Extreme drought shows no signs of releasing its grip on North Dakota, despite recent cooler weather and widespread rainfall. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, released on May 6, shows 85% percent of North Dakota in extreme drought, the second-worst of four categories. That’s up slightly from 83% last week. Extreme drought blankets the western and central portions of the state, with most of the Red River Valley in moderate or severe drought. “Areas of extreme drought expanded in northern South Dakota and southern North Dakota,” wr...