The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that most abnormally dry conditions have been removed from the Southeast. On the latest map, there is only a small area of abnormally dry conditions near Birmingham AL and a small area of moderate drought in the Delmarva Peninsula in Virginia with surrounding…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that abnormally dry (D0) conditions decreased in Alabama, but a small area of D0 edged into SW Georgia along the border with Alabama. Most of the dry areas should receive an inch or more of rain in the next five days, which could…
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The latest round of rain has eliminated all drought from the Southeast, although a few patches of abnormally dry conditions (D0) remain and a small area of D0 was introduced just northwest of Birmingham AL. The driest areas are expected to receive above-normal rain over the next week, so those…
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A friend of mine posted this article from Fee.org this week and made me think. There is no doubt that the Dust Bowl was precipitated (or maybe in this case, non-precipitated) by an extreme climate event which caused a multi-year drought and hot conditions. But there is also no doubt…
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As expected, the rainfall associated with the passage of TS Cristobal to our west eliminated most of the drought and dry conditions from Florida and Georgia, leaving a small area of moderate drought in southwest Alabama and the western edge of the Florida Panhandle. This could be further eroded due…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought has been completely removed from most of Florida. The only piece that remains is a small area on the western end of the Panhandle adjacent to Alabama, which also still has some severe drought near Mobile. Rains over the past…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday morning, shows that the patch of severe (D2) drought has been removed from southwest Florida due to heavy rains this past week. Elsewhere there were very minor changes to the drought pattern. You can view the current map as well as past maps at…
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