Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that there have been increases in the areal coverage as well as the intensity of drought in many parts of the Southeast this week. This is not a surprise considering the high temperatures and almost complete lack of rainfall that has occurred since their last map. Drought now…
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The USDA has recently released a new publication on drought and forage production in the Southeast. It is authored by Dr. Lisa Baxter, UGA forage specialist, and contains information about how to prepare for droughts, handle them when they occur, and what you can do to prepare for the next drought. You can find the…
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Update: Video is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqnmMv3D95o. I am planning to do an agriculture-focused drought webinar on the current drought in Georgia for Extension agents and producers on Friday morning, April 24, at 10 am ET online on Zoom. If you would like to attend, you are welcome to come. I am also planning to…
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Here is a really interesting article that describes the current drought in North Carolina and the Southeast that you might also find interesting. It describes the current drought and how the tropical season may affect the drought later in the summer, including transportation hubs like regional airports. You can read it at iWeatherNet at https://www.iweathernet.com/wildfires-and-droughts/north-carolina-drought-record-levels.
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You might have noticed that the number of wildfires in the Southeast has been creeping up as drought conditions become worse and more widespread. We have seen this in previous droughts, so it is no surprise. This article by Seth Borenstein in The Independent talks about how warmer overnight temperatures and changes in humidity are…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the entire region is now covered by abnormally dry conditions or drought. Significant parts of Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina have gotten worse while smaller areas of other states had increases in their areas of different drought categories. The only improvements seen in this map occurred…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina is hosting a webinar this coming Thursday to discuss the latest information about the drought that is affecting the Southeast. While it will focus on North Carolina, I expect that the general information about how the drought began and how it is evolving will be of interest to…