Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of extreme (D3) drought expanded in south-central Georgia and quite a bit of northern Florida this week. Rain has been light to non-existent this week, leading to the decreases. There was a small area of improvement in central Alabama due to more rain there from…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their final outlooks for February 2026 late last week. They show that colder than normal temperatures are likely to occur for the month, not a surprise considering the current weather and the likelihood of another cold outbreak the second week of the month. Precipitation has a chance of drier than…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought got a little worse this week for some parts of the region. The biggest increase in drought was in northern Florida, where I understand blueberry producers are worried about having enough water for irrigation for frost protection in this weekend’s cold weather. The biggest improvement is…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that there were new additions of extreme (D3) drought in Alabama and Georgia this week in addition to what was already present in the Florida Panhandle. The only place where drought improved was in western Alabama. With the rain that will be moving through the region in the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that while rain put a dent in a band of the region stretching from Mississippi to the western mountains of North Carolina, most of the region to the south and east of that rainy area got drier this week, increasing drought overall in the region. The biggest increase…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that nearly the entire region of the Southeast is now covered by drought, with only 0.36 percent of the area (in upstate Virginia) not experiencing any dry conditions at all. The area of severe drought (D2) almost doubled from 16 to 31 percent of the region. Puerto Rico…
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Desertification in Mongolia is causing major problems with dust in China’s northern capital, Beijing. The Chinese attribute the degradation in Mongolia’s lands to overuse of herding and other agriculture and mining along with a climate that is getting warmer and drier. But the demand for what Mongolia produces by China is encouraging this overuse of…