Drought, Tucson
A withering prickly pear cactus sits near the base of Golden Gate Mountain in Tucson Mountain Park in 2020, the driest monsoon year on record for Arizona. A report predicts as much as 60% of the continental U.S. could face drought conditions this year.
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The largest drought coverage seen in the U.S. since 2013, with as much as 60% of the continental U.S. facing drought conditions, was predicted in the spring outlook released this month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
