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Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor as of 12/11/25 (opens in new tab)

Covered by 8 sources including Mother Jones, The Cool Down

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Most New US Data Centers Are Slated for Drought-Plagued Areas

The Cool Down·

An unprecedented 'snow drought' has already wiped out snowmelt reserves across the West

Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

Discussed on Hacker News

fieldreport.caes.uga.edu·

Georgia drought guide: How to conserve water and protect your landscape

US drought eases slightly, but May ranks as the second-driest on record

#Drought news June 18, 2026: The impacts of a dry winter and below-normal #snowpack continue to affect #Colorado and other parts of the region, where increasing...

#Drought news June 11, 2026: Areas along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains from #Montana through #Colorado remained largely dry. Temperatures were above normal across much of the west, with departures of 6–9 degrees above normal across #Nevada, #Utah and western Colorado

#Drought news June 4, 2026: Beneficial precipitation brought some relief to portions of the #Colorado Plains and a few spots in #Wyoming, while drier conditions resulted in deterioration in S.W. Colorado

#Drought news May 29, 2026: Precipitation was sufficient to bring some drought reduction across northern and northeastern #Colorado, but drier conditions across southeastern Colorado and #Kansas

#Drought news May 21, 2026: Extreme (D3) drought expanded in southwestern #Kansas and southern #Colorado. Severe (D2) in parts of Colorado and northeast #Wyomin...

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