Drought that ravaged US crops likely to worsen in 2013, forecast warns

NOAA provides spring is fighting hard for farmers while increasing water demand comes from the United States most exposed dry seasons

historic drought in the United States and grain maize belt is unlikely to ease before the middle of this year, a forecast of the government warned Thursday.

The spring forecast annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has provided warm and dry conditions across much of the United States, including parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, where farmers have struggled to cling to the harvest of winter wheat.

The prognosis of three months provided an additional risk, however, for the Midwest. With lots of snow later create flood conditions along the Red and Souris rivers in North Dakota

"is a combination of floods, drought and heat," said Laura Furgione, deputy director of NOAA weather a conference call with reporters.

last year was the hottest year since record keeping began a century ago, with several weeks in a row of 100 + degree days. He also brought drought to about 65% of the country in late summer.

The cost of drought is estimated at $ 50 billion, more than the economic damage caused by Hurricane sand

drought area became a bit to 51% of the country. But even heavy snow areas of the country were not sufficient to recharge the ground, NOAA scientists said.

agency provided above normal temperatures in the south-west and other parts of the country, with only the Pacific Northwest should experience temperatures below normal.

said that drought conditions are expected to remain in the central and western parts of the country, and could extend to California, the Southwest, southern Rockies and Texas. The Florida peninsula should also provide drought conditions, according to forecasts.

Scientists

warned against an increased risk of forest fires due to dry conditions in parts of Minnesota and northern Iowa.

other parts of the country, but were in line for floods and larger along the Red and Souris rivers in North Dakota. NOAA also said it expected some 20,000 hectares of farmland were flooded in Devil's Lake, North Dakota.

• Some flooding is also expected along the upper Mississippi to southern Wisconsin, Missouri and parts of North Dakota and South Texas.

Meanwhile, poor snowpack suggests that drought persists in the country of the Rocky Mountains and California.

"The drought that we have accumulated over the last five or six years, in the central part of the country and also the southwest will take some time to remove," said Furgione. "The deficits in the soil and very unlarged, and it is very unlikely that the seasonal precipitation will be improved. "

farmers had been anticipating a bad start to the growing season, particularly in the south-west areas such as Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, where the drought has not relaxed its control.


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