<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[US Drought Monitor Thinks Nebraska Is Having A&nbsp;Drought]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The experts at the DC based US Drought Monitor believe that Nebraska is having a drought.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127382" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/us-drought-monitor-thinks-nebraska-is-having-a-drought/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg" data-orig-size="1101,819" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_160 May. 22 21.10" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127382" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=640&#038;h=476" alt="ScreenHunter_160 May. 22 21.10" width="640" height="476" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=640&amp;h=476 640w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=150&amp;h=112 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=300&amp;h=223 300w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=768&amp;h=571 768w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=762 1024w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg 1101w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>I drove across Nebraska today, and the state is flooded. If the water comes up two more feet, parts of  I-80 will be underwater.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_160-may-22-21-10.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127381" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/us-drought-monitor-thinks-nebraska-is-having-a-drought/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg" data-orig-size="1469,821" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_161 May. 22 21.15" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127381" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=640&#038;h=358" alt="ScreenHunter_161 May. 22 21.15" width="640" height="358" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=640&amp;h=358 640w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=716 1280w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=300&amp;h=168 300w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=768&amp;h=429 768w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_161-may-22-21-15.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=572 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>They are forecast to get three more inches of rain this week.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127385" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/us-drought-monitor-thinks-nebraska-is-having-a-drought/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg" data-orig-size="1233,569" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_163 May. 22 21.19" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127385" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=640&#038;h=295" alt="ScreenHunter_163 May. 22 21.19" width="640" height="295" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=640&amp;h=295 640w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=150&amp;h=69 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=300&amp;h=138 300w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=768&amp;h=354 768w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=473 1024w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_163-may-22-21-19.jpg 1233w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>This next pictures were taken at ground zero of the Nebraska drought.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_164-may-22-21-23.jpg"><img class="" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_164-may-22-21-23.jpg?w=558&#038;h=284" alt="ScreenHunter_164 May. 22 21.23" width="558" height="284" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_165-may-22-21-27.jpg"><img class="" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_165-may-22-21-27.jpg?w=557&#038;h=312" alt="ScreenHunter_165 May. 22 21.27" width="557" height="312" /></a></p></blockquote>
<p>The really amazing thing is that the DC based US Drought Monitor, is actually published by the University of Nebraska.</p>
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