Drought
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Here’s a really interesting story by Brad Haire of Southeast Farm Press on some farmers’ work to turn a pine forest into a productive cotton field. The climate plays a factor in the story as they were aided (and sometimes impacted) by the dry conditions caused by the 2016 drought across the Southeast. You can…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows another expansion of moderate drought in the Southeast over the past week. Even though it is cold, drought can continue to get worse if little precipitation is received. I’ve heard some comments that the Drought Monitor is underestimating how much drought there is, so if you are…
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Weather Underground posted a story today discussing the likelihood of increased drought in the US due to the presence of La Niña in the eastern Pacific Ocean this winter. In the Southeast, La Niña is known as a precursor that we look for when considering the possibility of drought in the region, but it can…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a slight increase in the amount of moderate drought in the Southeast from last week due to low levels of precipitation. Since next week should also be fairly dry, I don’t foresee a decrease in drought in the coming week, although the rain we’ve had in the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows very slight decreases in drought this week, with most places receiving welcome rain (or snow). We don’t expect a lot of big changes in the next week, either.
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The latest Drought Monitor released yesterday shows that the moderate drought which has been affecting parts of the Southeast expanded by more than 50% since the last DM. Now more than half of Georgia is in moderate drought and other states have also seen increases in their drought levels. Since we are getting more rain…
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If you’ve been following the drought posts on this blog, you know that moderate drought is expanding across the Southeast. But sometimes the map doesn’t capture the full picture of what is going on in the ground because no one is there to report it. The Drought Monitor authors would love to have more information…