Flash drought intensifies, causing agriculture concerns in the Plains and water shortages in the Northeast
Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImaXin Jin/Xinhua/Getty ImagesA cracked lake bottom is seen in Colony By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett and Payton Major...
Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImaXin Jin/Xinhua/Getty ImagesA cracked lake bottom is seen in Colony By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett and Payton Major, CNN Flash drought conditions intensified in the Northeast and across the southern Plains, causing agriculture concerns across the regions, according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning. 'Temperatures across the region were generally 2-8 degrees warmer than normal, with the warmest readings occurring in Oklahoma, Texas, northern Arkansas, and the western half of Tennessee,' the US Drought Monitor wrote Thursday.