Drought
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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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The latest Drought Monitor map shows that due to extremely dry conditions along the Piedmont and surrounding regions in Virginia, North Carolina and far northeast South Carolina, abnormally dry conditions have expanded. The rest of the Southeast has received abundant rain and no dry conditions are present.
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If you’ve ever wondered how the Drought Monitor comes up with the drought designations it does, you might be interested in this four-minute video showing the process. A lot of input is gathered before the final map is drawn. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo1Jyzba7rA.