“Over the next several decades, the Western United States and the semi-arid region from North Dakota to Texas will develop semi-permanent drought”
James Hansen 2012
Opinion | Game Over for the Climate – The New York Times
There is no indication drought is increasing in those states.
Palmer Drought Severity Index (Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas)
ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs/climdiv/climdiv-pdsidv-v1.0.0-20231206


