October 03, 2023
Is Much of Washington State Experiencing Severe and Extreme Drought?
It is very unfortunate when government entities provide information that is incorrect and exaggerated.
Misinformation made worse by the willing repetition by click-hungry media.
There are few better examples of the dissemination of exaggerated and inaccurate information than the drought claims of the U.S. Drought Monitor, the combined effort of several U.S. Federal agencies.
The latest Drought Monitor graphic for Washington shows SEVERE DROUGHT over much of western Washington and southeastern Washington (see below).
And EXTREME DROUGHT over the western slopes of central and northern Cascades and extending into Bellingham.
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2023/10/is-much-of-washington-state.html
