USA – 40 weeks and counting: This chart shows the severity of the U.S. drought (Katharina Buchholz, Statista, WEF)

July 1, 2021

A major heatwave is affecting the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
The high temperatures have exacerbated longstanding droughts.
Currently 61% of continental US is under droughts of varying severity.
This high coverage of area under droughts has been ongoing for 40 weeks.
The extreme circumstances have spurred demand for water and cooling.
The last time the country faced similarly droughts was between April 2012 and May 2013.

Climate change: How severe are the droughts in the USA? | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

USA – 40 weeks and counting: This chart shows the severity of the U.S. drought (Katharina Buchholz, Statista, WEF)

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