Record US Drought In July

As the economy slips towards recession, hey maybe it won't, the country is in a serious drought. We are drying up!

AFP: Record-breaking US drought in July: data

Close to 18 percent of the United States is experiencing exceptional or extreme drought, with much of it located in the southern United States, including South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.


The situation is getting worse, with the most recent weekly government drought report showing 41 percent of the United States facing some sort of abnormal dryness or drought, up from 36 percent the week prior.