Drought has become widespread across much of the United States this summer. By late July, about 48% of the Lower 48 was experiencing drought, affecting roughly 113 million people. Conditions have worsened across portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, while the Southwest continues to struggle with the effects of a drought that has
Across the country and around the globe, the effects of drought are everywhere. Google the word “drought” and the news stories are endless; some with severe consequences. In California, over 100 million trees have died due to the drought. In Tennessee the drought is posing a huge threat to the cattle industry. Pastures have dried
World Water Day is held annually on March 22 as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater. At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development it was recommended that there be an international day to celebrate freshwater, the United Nations General Assembly agreed and designated March 22, 1993 the first