Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that extreme (D3) drought has appeared in South Alabama as well as expanded slightly in Florida. A small area of moderate (D1) drought has also appeared in southwest Georgia. Since most rain in the next few days will be confined mostly to Florida, the area of drought in…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that areas of Florida, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas saw reductions in dry conditions are drought along the path of Hurricane Idalia but Virginia, which did not get any rain from Idalia, reported an increase in severe (D2) drought and dry conditions this week. Puerto Rico’s drought status…
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The Drought Monitor released yesterday showed slight increases in abnormally dry conditions and drought in the Southeast, but we can expect to see some significant changes in next week’s map, which includes the heavy rainfall from Hurricane Idalia that occurred across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas after the cut-off for this week’s map on Tuesday.…
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Much of the Southeast has been under the influence of a large dome of high pressure that has brought very hot and dry weather to most of the region. This has resulted in increases in abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1) in most of the region. A large area of moderate drought has been…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded in most states this week with the exception of Georgia, which saw reduced coverage due to recent rains. Small areas of moderate drought (D1) were added to North Carolina and Alabama, and drought expanded slightly in Florida this week. There…
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This week’s Drought Monitor shows only small changes in drought status this week across the Southeast. There was a slight Sincrease in severe drought in Florida but otherwise not much change. There was no change at all in Puerto Rico this week. I don’t expect to see a lot of changes in next week’s map…
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In spring 2016, northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia experienced a dry spell that was nearly a month long. It occurred right during the pollination stage for corn there. The lack of moisture led to spotty pollination because the silks were too dry to capture pollen. Some fields were total losses, and others had such poor…