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Originally Posted by blueash
Tell me which one of these groups is the alarmist one, or all of them in your humble opinion
The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
There is nothing subjective about their work except the dividing lines which they have derived between categories of severity of drought. And while where to draw a line is subjective, they are totally consistent in their definitions and their data is derived from objective readings confirmed with on site reports.
I see nowhere on their site that they use "unnamed experts" in fact the authors are listed and the sources are listed. And if you find the maps "scary" maybe the drought conditions in those dry areas are "scary" Perhaps you will tell us that the low rainfall in Florida has not produced drought conditions, that there is no increased fire risk and this is all a cabal of "scientists" just looking for fame and fortune at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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The scam is easy to find. Just look under the "Drought intensity categories are based on:" section, on this link ...
Drought Classification | U.S. Drought Monitor