I saw on multiple maps recently that a moderate risk of desertification has started to spread into some of the Southeastern U.S., the risk of which is moderate. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX and Memphis, TN-AR-MS would be among the major metropolitan areas negatively affected. Sources: Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertification (Look at the topmost image on the right, and use the long, curvy line that is the Mississippi River as a guide of how far east the areas are.) Other images: https://www.google.com/search?q=desertification in america&sa=N&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&biw=1920&bih=985&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OyCFAv90WcoZnM%3A%2CdiO5cq1X8HyTeM%2C_&usg=__CscpoteTvnwwzdMO5U_0UjTCxTs=&ved=0ahUKEwiu_K-Qi9jbAhVvqlkKHa-0CVc4ChD1AQhSMAY#imgrc=OAePwrCyNa0z2M:, https://www.google.com/search?q=desertification in america&sa=N&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&biw=1920&bih=985&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OyCFAv90WcoZnM%3A%2CdiO5cq1X8HyTeM%2C_&usg=__CscpoteTvnwwzdMO5U_0UjTCxTs=&ved=0ahUKEwiu_K-Qi9jbAhVvqlkKHa-0CVc4ChD1AQhSMAY#imgrc=dMmzbeH_y43s1M:, https://www.google.com/search?q=desertification in america&sa=N&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&biw=1920&bih=985&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OyCFAv90WcoZnM%3A%2CdiO5cq1X8HyTeM%2C_&usg=__CscpoteTvnwwzdMO5U_0UjTCxTs=&ved=0ahUKEwiu_K-Qi9jbAhVvqlkKHa-0CVc4ChD1AQhSMAY#imgrc=AkFr7JLdCGPyEM:, and https://www.google.com/search?q=desertification in america&sa=N&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&biw=1920&bih=985&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OyCFAv90WcoZnM%3A%2CdiO5cq1X8HyTeM%2C_&usg=__CscpoteTvnwwzdMO5U_0UjTCxTs=&ved=0ahUKEwiu_K-Qi9jbAhVvqlkKHa-0CVc4ChD1AQhSMAY#imgrc=Kc3d5QFllu9ioM:
Also, if such a desert forms in that location, what would it most likely be named, and what would the dominant vegetation there most likely be (steppe, xeric shrubland, arid palm forest, arid coniferous forest, etc.)?
