Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that while drought did not expand in Alabama, abnormally dry conditions expanded in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia with little rain and warm temperatures making for pleasant but dry weather. Now that plants are coming out of dormancy and temperatures are going up, we can expect to see…
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Have you ever heard the term “flash drought” and wondered where it came from? It turns out that it has only been around for about 20 years, but is being used more and more to describe a drought that comes on quickly and severely. If you are interested, you might like to read this article…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the area of moderate (D1) drought in southwest Alabama has more than doubled in size since last week’s map. Areas of abnormally dry (D0) conditions have also expanded. With no rain expected in the next week, it would not surprise me if we see further expansions…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that the recent rains have removed the abnormally dry conditions (D0) that were western North Carolina and in Georgia and have reduced them in Florida. Moderate drought (D1) and abnormally dry conditions also shrunk in Alabama. With this week’s rain, I expect to see more decrease…
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The Georgia Climate Project premiered a new 5-minute video today. The story is about reclamation of waste water on the Flint River using wetlands to help filter and clean the water. At the same time, it improves resilience to drought in the watershed. You can watch the video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=747154299112286¬if_id=1613784651770522¬if_t=watch_follower_video&ref=notif.
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This week’s Drought Monitor shows that abnormally dry conditions were removed from South Carolina and contracted in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama with all the rain we have had in the last week. The area of moderate (D1) drought was removed from western Florida and shrunk in Alabama. No changes are expected this week…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that an area of moderate (D1) drought has been added to the western end of the Florida Panhandle, stretching into Alabama. Other areas of moderate drought in Alabama have also expanded slightly and new areas of abnormally dry (D0) conditions have been added there. In the rest…
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