Drought
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The dry conditions that have affected parts of the Southeast for the past few weeks have also affected areas to our west. This story from Delta Farm Press describes the negative impacts the dry conditions have had on Christmas tree farmers this year. Something to keep in mind because a drought can cut back on…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought expanded in every state in the Southeast due to the continued lack of rainfall along with warmer than normal temperatures. Extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4) drought now cover almost 15% of the total area and are particularly apparent in northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. Puerto…
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Drought conditions expanded across the region this week, with extreme (D3) drought added to areas of Virginia and South Carolina. The biggest change was the addition of exceptional (D4) drought in northwest GA and northeast Al due to complete lack of rain combined with warm temperatures over most of the last month. It has not…
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The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin are currently experiencing drought conditions and impacts. This webinar will provide an overview of current climate and drought status, information on streamflow and water levels, perspectives from the state level, and a look at what can be expected in the future. Presentations will include: ACF Basin Drought…
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In the past few weeks I’ve been getting phone calls from cattle producers in NW Georgia and NE Alabama to complain about the Drought Monitor depiction in their area. Many of these counties have not seen much if any rain in weeks, and with the higher than normal temperatures we are experiencing, their soils are…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows significant increases in drought in Virginia and North Carolina with slightly smaller increases in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida this week. Almost no rain fell in the region in the past week, contributing to the expansion of drought. The completely dry conditions are expected to last for another week…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows an expansion of extreme (D3) drought in Alabama as well as its introduction into far NW Georgia this week due to an almost complete absence of rain. Drought also expanded slightly in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida and remained the same in Virginia. In Puerto Rico, the…
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