Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that the recent rainy conditions has continued to put a dent in the drought and abnormally dry conditions that were still hanging on in the region after decreasing the last few weeks. Now Alabama and Georgia are completely free of dry conditions while only small amounts…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this past Thursday, shows the continued reduction in drought due to the rain in the last week. This has been especially noticeable in Florida, where most of the severe (D3) drought has now been removed. More improvements are likely due to the rain that is expected in the coming week.…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of extreme (D3) drought expanded slightly along the west coast of the Florida Peninsula, but the east side of the peninsula and several other areas in the northern half of the Southeast improved. There was also an increase in drought in Southwest Georgia due to…
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If you have never heard the term “thirstwave”, you are not alone. I saw it for the first time this week in an article in Nautilus. According to the article, “two hydrologists, Meetpal Kukal and Mike Hobbins, from the University of Idaho and University of Colorado respectively, recently coined the term, which is meant to…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that most of the drought that has plagued the Southeast has been reduced or eliminated after the last couple of weeks of rain. This week’s change is particularly noticeable in Virginia and eastern North Carolina, which received the most rain this week. By contrast, southern Florida continues in…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that many areas of the Southeast that were in drought or abnormally dry conditions last year have experienced an improvement in the latest map. The rainfall that we had was widespread and helped alleviate the dry conditions. Farmers are rejoicing! There are still dry conditions in…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that nearly all of Florida dropped a category this week, showing the drought there is getting worse due to the lack of rain. The drought also got stronger in parts of North Carolina and Virginia. Rain in northeast Georgia and the western parts of North and South Carolina…
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