Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the small regions of abnormally dry conditions in Alabama have generally shrunk in the last week due to recent rains. However, the area of abnormally dry conditions that span the NC-SC border in the Piedmont has generally expanded, since those areas missed rain that hit elsewhere in…
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In recent weeks I have not heard much about drought in the Southeast (and no wonder, considering how wet we have been), but in past droughts I got a lot of questions about our drought status as depicted in the Drought Monitor. Here’s an interesting story about how the Drought Monitor is produced, basically on…
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Here’s the most interesting story I’ve seen this week. BBC News reported that due to the pervasive drought they have been experiencing, fields are yielding up secret outlines of former fortresses and castles. The fortifications are marked by deeper soils than average, resulting in more moisture and better crops. Green lines and circles in the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the area of abnormally dry conditions in NE Alabama has shrunk, but a new region of abnormally dry conditions has appeared in south central NC and north central SC. The region continues to be free of drought conditions, but we will be watching the areas of…
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While the total amount of abnormally dry area in the Southeast decreased from last week, there was a new addition to the map. A small area of abnormally dry conditions was introduced to west central Alabama, while the northeastern spot of abnormally dry conditions shrunk. All of the region remains drought-free this week.
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest round of climate predictions late last week. You can always find them at https://www.cpc.noaa.gov too. The outlooks show that for July, there are equal chances of near, below and above normal precipitation across the Southeast, with most of the region falling into the same EC category for temperature.…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows a slight expansion of two abnormally dry areas in Alabama from last week. The rest of the region remains free of dry conditions. No changes are expected for next week.
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