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. 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, which saw extensive Midwest flooding. The current drought could last over a hundred years and become the worst in known history.

Wildfire records,

Florida early 2020 exceptional heat, water temps.

Exacerbated by climate change.

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.
 * 2001 Florida drought
 * 2011 Texas drought (2010–2013_Southern_United_States_and_Mexico_drought)
 * 2012–13_North_American_drought
 * 2011–2017_California_drought
 * 2016 New York drought