Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought and abnormally dry conditions were significantly reduced in Virginia and North Carolina and Puerto Rico due to recent rains. There were smaller reductions in Alabama and South Carolina. Areas of abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded somewhat in coastal Georgia and northern Florida due to the…
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A new study published by the Journal of Climate in January shows that based on studies of different climate models at different increases of carbon dioxide, drought is likely to increase in many places across the globe. Even in areas where precipitation increases, the effects of the warmer temperature and associated evaporation and evapotranspiration combine…
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The recent snow and rain that fell on Texas provided needed rain for the drought-stricken farmers and ranchers there, although it also caused problems with power outages and road closures. But the drought in Texas is so bad that it may only provide limited relief going into the next growing season. You can read more…
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The Drought Monitor released this morning does not show any changes in drought status to the continental Southeast, although there was some increase in abnormally dry conditions (D0) in some areas. In Puerto Rico, an area of severe (D2) drought was added to the south and north coasts and other areas of drought expanded quite…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that moderate (D1) drought in Virginia and North Carolina have decreased by about half over the last week. Other areas of the region have stayed about the same, with only very minor changes. The drought in Puerto Rico did not change this week. Precipitation from the winter storm…
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This week the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and its partners launched a brand new dashboard with a lot of information on climate, water, and drought in the Southeastern United States, particularly the ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint) Basin. They thank you and all the participants in the design process for being a part of the listening…
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If you missed the monthly webinar on water and drought conditions in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin earlier today, you can watch the video recording here or read a summary of the webinar with images here. Fortunately, at the moment there is no drought in the ACF basin.