Colorado is drought-free for the first time since 2019 — a stark change from a year ago, when 98% of the state was under drought conditions.
A winter filled with heavy snow and a cooler,
spring helped the state rebound from years of drought status, said Becky Bolinger, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist.on Thursday issued its most recent map showing a lack of drought in all regions of Colorado. The week prior, a small swath of the southeast corner of the state remained in drought conditions.
Colorado on Thursday was the only state in the Western U.S. and only one of four states in the country without any drought, according to the Drought Monitor. The other three states are Maine, South Carolina and New Hampshire. About 23% of the U.S. is in moderate or more severe drought, according to the Drought Monitor. Approximately 98 million people live in those drought areas. Colorado’s neighbors to the east — Kansas and Nebraska — are experiencing some of the most widespread and severe drought in the country.and create rushing rivers capable of washing out bridges.
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