Drought
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A good amount of rain fell in the Carolinas and Virginia this past week. This resulted in a significant decrease in dry conditions, including a big decrease in severe (D2) drought. Most of the abnormally dry (D0) conditions were removed from Georgia. Very small increases in moderate (D1) drought were seen in Alabama and a…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released late last week, show a slight increase in abnormally dry conditions across parts of the region, especially in Georgia. Only small changes in drought conditions were seen. The rain this week should improve conditions in the Carolinas but may not be enough to significantly decrease the dry conditions in other…
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The USDA has a website called Farmers.gov that I have not visited before. It has a lot of very useful information for farmers, including links to programs for disaster relief, crop insurance, and planning for natural disasters. This week’s blog post is a guide to drought programs that you might find useful the next time…
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California is the primary source for a lot of the country’s agricultural production, especially nuts and vegetables. But the amount of water available from surface sources is nowhere enough to maintain production, so farmers have been pumping more and more water out of the aquifers to get what they need for their crops. However, as…
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The latest seasonal outlooks for January through March 2022 were released today by NOAA. They show a pattern very similar to what we expect from a weak to moderate La Nina. Since that is the ENSO phase we are in now, that is not too surprising. You can always see these maps at https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1 too.…
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Rain in the past week has made a small dent in dry conditions in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia as well as in South Carolina. Drought conditions have increased in Virginia, which largely got missed by this week’s rain. Puerto Rico’s drought status did not change from last week. With little rain expected in Virginia and…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows big increases in the extent of drought in the Southeast. Moderate (D1) drought was reintroduced to Georgia and Alabama and expanded in other states. Severe (D2) drought also expanded in Virginia, North and South Carolina as they have had almost no rain in the last few weeks. Conditions…
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