Drought
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With the continued lack of rainfall in the Florida peninsula, an area of severe (D2) drought has been added to the Drought Monitor map this week. The severe drought stretches along the east coast northeast of Lake Okeechobee. Rainfall in the next week will probably keep things unchanged in next week’s map. No drought elsewhere…
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The latest Drought Monitor map, released earlier this week, shows that moderate (D1) drought is continuing to expand in southern Florida and now covers most of the southern half of the peninsula. With little rain in the forecast for the next week, that expansion could continue, causing some problems for farmers in that area. Elsewhere,…
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A recent scientific study presented at the latest meeting of the American Geophysical Union suggests that the American Southwest may be in the beginning of a mega-drought, which is an extended period of abnormally dry conditions. A number of mega-droughts have been identified in the desert Southwest using tree rings and other paleo-climate indicators, with…
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Every Thursday I post an image of the latest Drought Monitor map. Fortunately for us in the Southeast, there is not a lot of drought to talk about now other than in southern Florida. But how does this map get made and what are the politics of making these images? National Public Radio offered a…
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While most of the Southeast is soaked with rain, the southern half of the Florida Peninsula has been dry and getting drier. This week brought a slight expansion of moderate (D1) drought in the region. In the next week they are expected to get little to no rain, so it should remain static or continue…
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The only state in the Southeast that is currently experiencing drought is Florida. This week’s Drought Monitor shows no change in the moderate drought there, but a slight decrease in abnormally dry conditions surrounding the drought area. The latest seasonal outlook for drought indicates that there is a good chance that all drought will be…
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The latest Drought Monitor, issued this morning, shows that because of the persistent string of storms which have moved through the Southeast in the past few weeks, all dry conditions have been removed from the Southeast except in Florida. The Florida peninsula, which has been largely missed by all the recent storms, saw a big…
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