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“The locations may vary, but the trend is now familiar: Heat sets in early in the warm season, builds upon itself, causes drought and fires, then relents once the monsoon or cool season arrives.” @ianlivingston.bsky.social wapo.st/4braKz2

These maps show how a hot June quickly worsened drought in the eastern U.S.wapo.st Parts of the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Ohio Valley and Southeast have experienced drought expansion.

Yeah, no kidding. It's been awful.