Wars over Water?
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In a recent visit to California, Vice-President Kamala Harris discussed the severity of the drought there noting
“For years there were wars fought over oil; in a short time there will be wars fought over water”. The full article is here
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The fact is, over half of our country is in drought right now, including 87% of Texas. For the United States, that is affecting over 90 million people! Here’s the latest US Drought Monitors for our country and our state:
More than half the country is in drought
87% of Texas is Abnormally Dry or in Drought
Worsening US drought conditions are a major 2021 weather story washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Moderna vaccine expected to arrive in Stutsman County next week 7:00 am, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
The Jamestown Sun hands out a bravo and a buffalo chip this week:
Bravo to the news that a coronavirus vaccine is expected to arrive in Stutsman County next week. Robin Iszler, unit administrator of Central Valley Health District, said about 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine is expected and distribution will start immediately, going to enrolled providers, health care workers, emergency medical personnel and the people doing the vaccinations.
Buffalo chip that extreme drought conditions exist in much of Stutsman, Wells, Foster, Eddy and Kidder counties and smaller parts of Burleigh, Emmons and Logan counties, according to the North American Drought Monitor agency.
Severe drought covers much of area
Parts of western Stutsman County and surrounding area are classified as being in a severe drought at this time. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
The red area of this map indicates severe drought. The yellow portions of the map indicate unnaturally dry while the other colors indicate varying levels of drought in the state. The map is prepared by the National Drought Mitigation Center. Submitted photo
Dry conditions observed in central and western North Dakota have been confirmed by maps issued by the North American Drought Monitor agency that monitors weather conditions across Mexico, the United States and Canada.