Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought got a little worse this week for some parts of the region. The biggest increase in drought was in northern Florida, where I understand blueberry producers are worried about having enough water for irrigation for frost protection in this weekend’s cold weather. The biggest improvement is…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that there were new additions of extreme (D3) drought in Alabama and Georgia this week in addition to what was already present in the Florida Panhandle. The only place where drought improved was in western Alabama. With the rain that will be moving through the region in the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that while rain put a dent in a band of the region stretching from Mississippi to the western mountains of North Carolina, most of the region to the south and east of that rainy area got drier this week, increasing drought overall in the region. The biggest increase…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that nearly the entire region of the Southeast is now covered by drought, with only 0.36 percent of the area (in upstate Virginia) not experiencing any dry conditions at all. The area of severe drought (D2) almost doubled from 16 to 31 percent of the region. Puerto Rico…
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Desertification in Mongolia is causing major problems with dust in China’s northern capital, Beijing. The Chinese attribute the degradation in Mongolia’s lands to overuse of herding and other agriculture and mining along with a climate that is getting warmer and drier. But the demand for what Mongolia produces by China is encouraging this overuse of…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center posted their latest seasonal outlook today. The pattern it shows for the next month and three month periods are very consistent with what we expect from a weak La Nina. This is not a surprise because that is our current ENSO state. Most of the Southeast is expected to be warmer…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought conditions were reduced in a broad area of southern AL and GA and in northern Florida due to recent rains. However, higher elevation areas away from the coast, including northern AL and GA and western SC and NC as well as a lot of Tennessee saw…
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