User:B137/drought

The United States is regarded as being in a long term megadrought in the 21st century. Dendrochronology and other sources show that the United States has gone through five megadroughts in the water record: late 800s, mid-1100s, 1200s, late 1500s, with the worst being the one in the late 16th century.^[1] Megadroughts have prolonged impacts over decades; even the Dust Bowl does not qualify as a megadrought. The current drought is so far shorter than previous megadroughts, and is interspersed with wet years such as 2019,^[2] which saw extensive Midwest flooding. The current drought could last over a hundred years and become the worst in known history.^[3]

Wildfire records,

Florida early 2020 exceptional heat, water temps.

Exacerbated by climate change.^[4]

titles: 2000s United States megadrought; Current United States megadrought; 21st century North American megadrought (United States); United States megadrought (2000-present)

The southeast had severe droughts and wildfires throughout the 2000s.

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^ Matt McGrath (16 April 2020). "Climate change: US megadrought 'already under way'". BBC.
^ http://time.com/5823308/deep-drought-western-us/. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ accessdate=April 20, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2020/04/20/us-drought-could-last-a-century-as-we-now-enter-a-megadrought-study-finds/amp/ accessdate=April 20, 2020. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing pipe in: |url= (help)
^ "Study predicts future megadroughts for western U.S."
^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-04-19-0104190237-story.html lake
^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/04/22/floridas-drought-stretches-into-a-crisis/270a241f-ff82-4b00-9d52-4f11cde22d63/ crises

[bbc-1] Matt McGrath (16 April 2020). "Climate change: US megadrought 'already under way'". BBC.

[time-2] ttp://time.com/5823308/deep-drought-western-us/. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[forbes-3] ssdate=April 20, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2020/04/20/us-drought-could-last-a-century-as-we-now-enter-a-megadrought-study-finds/amp/ accessdate=April 20, 2020. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing pipe in: |url= (help)

[UPI-4] "Study predicts future megadroughts for western U.S."

[5] ttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-04-19-0104190237-story.html lake

[6] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/04/22/floridas-drought-stretches-into-a-crisis/270a241f-ff82-4b00-9d52-4f11cde22d63/ crises

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