Drought
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This morning’s Drought Monitor shows that while there is no drought in the Southeast this week, abnormally dry conditions expanded slightly in north and central Georgia but decreased in south Georgia as well as Virginia and North Carolina. The region of abnormally dry conditions in South Carolina did not change from last week.
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While the Southeast is free from drought this year (as opposed to last summer), exceptional drought conditions have taken residence in the Upper Plains and especially in Montana this summer. The Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle has a good story about the conditions there and what it is doing to their livestock and crops. You can…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that areas of abnormally dry conditions have developed in parts of Georgia and South Carolina this week. We’ve certainly been dry (until yesterday) in northern Georgia as well. But the rains from the remains of Harvey may reduce or eliminate some of those dry patches this week.
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that abnormally dry conditions have now expanded into South Carolina as well as increasing in North Carolina and Virginia. Other areas of Georgia are also quite dry from a long dry spell with little rain, but have not yet reached abnormally dry levels.
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This year the Southeast is in good shape, with no drought in the state. But many areas in the Corn Belt are having problems with moisture this year. Corn grown under those conditions can accumulate high levels of nitrates, which are harmful for animals that eat it. Growing Georgia published an article last week which…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that rain has caused minor improvements in the abnormally dry conditions found in North Carolina and Virginia this week. The rest of the Southeast remains free of any drought or abnormally dry conditions.
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The latest Drought Monitor released today shows no changes from last week, including the areas of abnormally dry conditions in Virginia and North and South Carolina.
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