Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows an expansion of moderate (D1) drought in Virginia and North and South Carolina and abnormally dry (D0) conditions in Alabama and Georgia as almost no rain fell in the last week. By comparison, drought was eliminated and dry conditions shrunk in Florida, which felt the early effects…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that as you might expect, drought was completely wiped out of Puerto Rico after the heavy rainfall from Hurricane Fiona, although it does remain in the US Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, there were some minor expansions of abnormally dry conditions in Alabama and Georgia. But the biggest expansion was…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that in most of the Southeast, the area in drought has decreased. The only exception is in the southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula, which is far eastern Virginia, where the drought there was upgraded to severe drought (D2) this week. Drought in Puerto Rico also decreased this…
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While it has not been too hot here in the Southeast, that is not true in other parts of the world. For example, the extreme heat in California and surrounding states has caused significant damage to crops such as lettuce, browning the edges and making them unsellable because of cosmetic damage or just killing them…
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This has been a very dry and hot year in many parts of the world. Europe just experienced its hottest summer ever. Drought has been a big problem in many areas, although not too much in the Southeast for us. EarthSky put a summary of drought conditions around the world together in late August with…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the drought in Puerto Rico has significantly improved, with all severe (D2) drought disappearing and a big reduction in moderate drought. This is due to recent rains, including some rain from Hurricane Earl as it moved northeast of the island. In the Southeast, moderate drought expanded on…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows generally small changes in drought and dry conditions across the region. The tiny area of D2 severe drought in far NW Alabama is now gone, and the area covered by abnormally dry conditions has also decreased. In Florida, the area of drought decreased but the coverage of…
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