One-third of Colorado is now in a severe drought, mostly in the south
58 out of 64 counties are experiencing drier than normal conditions and that could mean wildfire trouble and result in crop losses
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Drought conditions are setting in across most of Colorado, and that has top state officials worried about wildfire, crop losses and water restrictions.
Nearly 83% of Colorado is experiencing abnormally dry conditions and 33% is reporting extreme or severe drought, as of Tuesday, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported, up slightly from the week before.
A year ago, none of the state was experiencing drought conditions.
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