Drought continues to hammer Montana, reflected in low September moisture
October is not predicted to provide much relief with drought forecast to persist across much of the western United States and the northern Great Plains.
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October is not predicted to provide much relief with drought forecast to persist across much of the western United States and the northern Great Plains.
Below-average precipitation and dry soil conditions persist in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa (upper Basin).
Below-average precipitation and dry soil conditions persist in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City...
Near Ruby Reservoir in northeast Montana. Photo via Flickr Public Domain, Lance Cheung Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue An extreme megadrought is sweeping across the American West, a consequence of climate change that is threatening urban water allotment, indigenous water security, and ecosystem balance. The pain is now being felt in Montana, where officials worry that a historically dry spring will shrink the state’s agricultural yield and increase the risk of summer wildfires. Montana’s freshwater network is a tale of two geographies. Rising from snow-capped western mountains, the ...
Much lower runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin could lead to navigation restrictions in the second half of the year, the Corps of Engineers reported.