202 1 what is the area seriously affected by drought?

There are northwest China, the western United States and so on.

On 2021June 13, it was reported that the western part of the United States was experiencing a severe drought. Affected by the dry weather, the water level of Lake Meade, the reservoir formed by the iconic Hoover Dam in the western United States and the largest reservoir in the United States, fell to the lowest level in history since the 1930s.

In June, 20021year, according to NBC, 72% of the western part of the United States was in a state of "severe drought" and 26% was in an state of "abnormal drought".

On June 27th, 20021year local time, the National Weather Service issued a high temperature warning to Washington and Oregon, and Portland, Oregon reported a record high temperature of 43 degrees Celsius. Under the continuous high temperature and drought, the risk of forest fires is also increasing, and many States in the United States have declared a state of emergency.

The western United States is also facing the problem of water supply. The storage capacity of California 1500 important reservoirs is reduced by half compared with the same period of last year; Due to drought, farmland irrigation in the Wood River Basin in Idaho was cut off; Utah urges residents and businesses to reduce water consumption.

Disaster scope:

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and great basin, Utah.