Expert: More than half of U.S. faces worst drought in decades | Virginia Tech

rcjordan · May 15, 2026, 11:00:00 PM

Brad · May 16, 2026, 07:07:03 AM

It will be a rough summer for the SE. I'm glad to be in the boring Midwest although our storms are getting more extreme.

ergophobe · **Today** at 03:08:34 AM

And that doesn't even capture that California, which is not in drought, had a historically low snowpack (20% of normal in our watershed).

rcjordan · **Today** at 03:15:14 AM

Coastal Carolinas currently running a 10-inch deficit (50%) according to NOAA Wilmington NC. Can confirm.