The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 14 counties in 2011 and 42 counties in 2012 as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought and excessive heat during those summers. (ofa.us)
-------------------------- The federal government has designated 24 New York counties as natural disaster areas following a severe summer drought that has adversely impacted some water supplies and farms. (wcdoonline.com)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 17 counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses from the 2012 drought. (ofa.us)