Did you know there's a catastrophic drought occuring right here in the US?

This is only going to get worse....... along with killer storms, forest fires and other horrors.

Daily Kos: Did you know there's a catastrophic drought occuring right here in the US?:

If not, you're not alone.

In fact, we knew there were 'concerns,' pockets of dry conditions here and there, but really had no clue how bad and widespread until recently. See, we (myself, spouse and four children, ages 4-9) have been traveling via RV for throughout the US for ten of the past 15 months (the last four for Draft Gore 2008 PAC), starting in Maine last June, and have visited most states east of the Mississippi, and, more recently, a half dozen on the west side. We're currently holed up in the Black Hills of western South Dakota, having traversed the state from East to West earlier this week. Earlier this month, we spent time in Wisconsin, the U.P. of Michigan and Minnesota, and the entire month of July in Iowa.