Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Drought posts

Slight increase in dry conditions in Virginia

Jul 21, 2017 | Written by

This week’s Drought Monitor shows no big changes in most of the Southeast, with just a small area of abnormally dry conditions remaining in eastern Georgia.  There was some expansion of abnormally dry conditions in Virginia in the northern part of our region, but no drought at this time. The…
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Upcoming webinar: Drought and Urban Forests

Jul 17, 2017 | Written by

A webinar on the impacts of droughts on urban forests is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25 at 2 pm EDT.  It is being offered by the US Forest Service.  You can get more information on it at http://www.climatewebinars.net/webinars/drought-urbanforests. A brief description is shown below. Preregistration is not required. Recent droughts have…
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Less than 1% of Southeast now abnormally dry

Jul 13, 2017 | Written by

The latest Drought Monitor published this morning shows that only 0.38% of the Southeast is now in abnormally dry conditions, including small patches in eastern Georgia and in central Virginia. All drought is gone.  In many places, farmers are rejoicing, but in other areas too much rain has made it…
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Almost all dry conditions gone from Southeast

Jul 6, 2017 | Written by

The latest Drought Monitor shows that not only is the drought gone from the Southeast (I missed seeing a small sliver in Georgia last week), but almost all the abnormally dry conditions are also gone.  Good news for farmers except those in areas that have received too much of a…
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All drought gone from the Southeast

Jun 29, 2017 | Written by

This week’s Drought Monitor shows the last bit of drought is gone from the Southeast after recent rains.  Just a few patches of abnormally dry conditions are left due to lingering precipitation deficits.  Cooler conditions associated with the rain and clouds also mean that many areas of the Southeast are…
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