Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that only a small patch of abnormally dry conditions (D0) remains in Puerto Rico after recent rains, but the area of the mainland Southeast that is covered by abnormally dry conditions has doubled this week due to lack of rain and high temperatures. An area of moderate drought…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released on Thursday this past week, shows that areas of abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded in central Florida and in eastern North Carolina into a little bit of Virginia this week due to the lack of rain we have had along with warmer temperatures. The rapid growth of vegetation is also…
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While I’ve been on the road quite a bit in the last few weeks, I have seen a few stories you might be interested in. Washington Post: Cherry blossoms have bloomed longer than usual and aren’t done yet National Geographic: Did you enjoy the cherry blossoms’ early peak bloom? It was a warning sign. Indiana…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows a small decrease in drought conditions in Puerto Rico this week from timely rain. In the mainland, abnormally dry conditions expanded in eastern North Carolina and were added to the Florida peninsula, but were removed in southern Alabama. Rain in the next week should improve conditions in NC…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that all drought conditions have been removed from the Southeast mainland but a few pockets of abnormally dry (D0) conditions are still lingering. In Puerto Rico, the drought conditions there have shrunk but a few small areas remain. With the recent rain, we are likely to see further…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of abnormally dry (D0) conditions in eastern North Carolina decreased slightly this week due to rainfall. The area of moderate (D1) drought there did not change. The small area of abnormally dry conditions near Tampa FL also did not change this week and the drought…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that dry conditions in North Carolina and Puerto Rico decreased from last week. A small area of abnormally dry conditions remains near Tampa in Florida. The dry area in Florida could be reduced or eliminated this week but not much change is expected in North Carolina.
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