Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Severe drought added to Puerto Rico; slight increases in drought elsewhere

Jul 3, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

This week severe drought (D2) was added to parts of the island of Puerto Rico as dry conditions there get worse. In most of the Southeast, only slight increases in drought were seen in the latest Drought Monitor. Virginia continues to be free of drought and Alabama saw a reduction…
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Role-playing game: “Ready for Drought”

Jun 27, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

A new role-playing game on preparing for drought is now available from the National Drought Mitigation Center. The game is designed to be played by at least 12 people, 6 on each side, plus a moderator, with a playing time of 90+ minutes. It is at the level of high…
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Drought increases in AL, FL but decreases in GA and SC; no changes to NC

Jun 27, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that recent rains have reduced the amount of drought and dry conditions in Georgia and South Carolina, but Alabama and far northwest Florida have seen an expansion of severe (D2) drought as they were largely missed by the rains. North Carolina had no…
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Latest outlook shows temperatures are once again likely to be above normal

Jun 21, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

The latest outlooks for July and beyond were released this week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. They show that for both July and July through September, warmer than normal temperatures are more likely to continue, especially for southern parts of the region. Precipitation does not show a trend one way…
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Severe drought now in Alabama but reductions in Georgia and South Carolina

Jun 20, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the rain received in parts of the Southeast this past week has resulted in a decrease in drought and dry conditions in South Carolina and Georgia. However, areas that were missed by the rain continue in drought. An area of severe…
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Severe drought added to Southeast but reduced after heavy rains

Jun 13, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

Since the beginning of the month, severe drought was added to the Southeast. Thanks for your comments to the Drought Reporter! But heavy rains since then caused the DM to reduce the amount of D2 drought in the region. This coming week should be mostly dry so I don’t expect…
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Moderate drought and dry conditions expand across the region

May 30, 2019 | Written by Pam Knox

The record-setting hot temperatures and the almost complete lack of rain this week have led to the expansion of moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions across the region. Moderate drought was introduced in southeastern Alabama and North Carolina and expanded in Georgia and South Carolina. No severe drought is identified…
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