Drought
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The last patch of abnormally dry conditions is finally gone from Georgia, but dry conditions have expanded in Virginia to cover a good part of the state, according to the latest Drought Monitor released this morning. No drought is expected over most of the Southeast for the next few weeks as we should continue to…
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Extreme droughts in southern France and western Canada (this one I think is linked to the drought that is plaguing the Northern Plains right how) are causing tinder-dry conditions which are flaring into large and numerous wildfires in those regions. Here are two stories about the impacts of those fires. AgWeb noted that more than…
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While floods and droughts are causing problems for farmers in the US, producers in other parts of the world are having their own difficulties dealing with the weather. Southern Europe is in the middle of a severe drought which is reducing the production of cereal grains and causing heat stress problems for cattle, according to…
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This week’s Drought Monitor shows no big changes in most of the Southeast, with just a small area of abnormally dry conditions remaining in eastern Georgia. There was some expansion of abnormally dry conditions in Virginia in the northern part of our region, but no drought at this time. The Climate Prediction Center indicates no…
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A webinar on the impacts of droughts on urban forests is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25 at 2 pm EDT. It is being offered by the US Forest Service. You can get more information on it at https://www.climatewebinars.net/webinars/drought-urbanforests. A brief description is shown below. Preregistration is not required. Recent droughts have caused stress and mortality in…
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The latest Drought Monitor published this morning shows that only 0.38% of the Southeast is now in abnormally dry conditions, including small patches in eastern Georgia and in central Virginia. All drought is gone. In many places, farmers are rejoicing, but in other areas too much rain has made it difficult to get into the…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that not only is the drought gone from the Southeast (I missed seeing a small sliver in Georgia last week), but almost all the abnormally dry conditions are also gone. Good news for farmers except those in areas that have received too much of a good thing.
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