1/2 of Counties in U.S. declared Disaster areas from Drought

Or "Grapes of Wrath"?

On NBC News tonight with Brian Williams it was declared that 1/2 of counties in U.S. are now disaster areas because of drought. This is a history making and crippling drought that reminds some of the "Dust Bowl" of the 1930s of Oklahoma. 1,452 counties have been declared disaster areas. Here are some of the states affected: Texas, Florida Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, California inland deserts, Oregon south Eastern, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and many more. The fear in Texas is wildfires where they have lost between 100 million and 500 million trees from the droughts this year and last. Minnesota has fish kills because of the high temperatures in 25 lakes. The price of corn set a new high this week and 37% of the soybean crop in the U.S. is considered Poor or very poor. 66% of U.S. hayfields are in drought as well as 73% of cattle grazing land in drought. Scientists are saying this might be the new normal in the United States. Scientists have been saying that desertification might happen to the lower half of the U.S. during global warming and global climate change.  Scientists say that in a changing climate droughts will be more frequent and more intense across the United States. This crisis may extend into fall.
All above facts from  NBC News with Brian Williams on this date.

 This reminds me a lot of the 2006 drought across Australia where farmers were commiting suicide a lot and the world grain output went from about 120% or 130% of global needs to about 100% of global needs. However, because of waste and grains being located in the wrong places worldwide this caused severe shortages because people in about half of the nations on earth could not afford the food at these prices. Some might say the present the 2008 recession was triggered by the worldwide food panic that this caused then in 2006 and 2007.

I think if this goes on for many years like this more people will begin to migrate northwards to areas with more rainfall and colder temperatures both in the U.S. and in Asia so they have enough food to eat and water to drink local to where they live.