Drought
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While the Southeast has been fairly wet this year, northern parts of the US, and especially Montana and the Dakotas, have been extremely dry. That has caused problems for cattle ranchers who were not able to get adequate feed for their cattle. The result was that producers had to bring in hay from other places…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows small decreases in abnormally dry conditions in most areas of the Southeast except in North Carolina, where some moderate drought was changed to abnormally dry status instead. The only increase in moderate drought was a small sliver of west-central Alabama as the drought in Mississippi expanded slightly…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows the development of an area of abnormally dry conditions across parts of Georgia and an expansion of conditions in Alabama, South Carolina and Virginia. Drought conditions in North Carolina remained status quo and no drought or dry conditions are currently seen in Florida. The Climate Prediction Center…
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After weeks of abnormally dry conditions, moderate drought has been formally introduced to parts of North Carolina and Virginia. They have largely missed the rainfall from tropical systems that have hit other parts of the Southeast. Rainfall amounts there are likely to be less than 1/4 inch in the next seven days, so drought is…
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The wet winter in California, which spurred the growth of plants, and then the drought of recent months and the strong winds in the region have all contributed to the spate of wildfires across the region, resulting in the loss of 17 lives so far, the destruction of over 2000 buildings, and effects on many…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows that abnormally dry conditions more than doubled across the region in the last week. Most areas received no rain at all in recent days, while temperatures have been at or above normal. Abnormally dry conditions were introduced into parts of Alabama as well as expanding in both…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows only minor increases in abnormally dry conditions in Virginia and North Carolina, while the rest of the Southeast remains drought-free. Most of the next two weeks is expected to continue to be dry for all but Florida, which could increase the abnormally dry conditions in some areas.…
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