Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that all drought has been removed from Florida, leaving just a few patches of abnormally dry conditions. Similarly, drought in southern Georgia has also been reduced, but most of northern Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas remain unchanged from last week. In the next week, most of the…
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This morning’s Drought Monitor shows a significant improvement in drought conditions in Alabama and northern Georgia as recent rains have brought relief to many areas. All of the D4 exceptional drought is now gone, and areas of extreme, severe and moderate drought have all been reduced. Drought conditions in southern Georgia and in Florida have…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows quite a bit of rain across the Southeast with the exception of parts of Florida. Most of it will fall in the next two days. This should help to reduce the drought conditions in the worst-hit areas, although it could expand in the areas that don’t get rain this…
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The latest 7-day QPF shows that most of the Southeast is expected to receive less than 1/2 inch of rain in the next week, although the far northern parts of Alabama and Georgia may see quite a bit more. The driest areas will be in southern Georgia and northern Florida, and drought conditions may expand…
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The rain that has fallen in the past week has slightly decreased drought conditions in Alabama and Georgia, but the rain missed most of Florida. The resulting lack of moisture there has led to an expansion of designated “abnormally dry” conditions across most of the state and the reintroduction of moderate drought in parts of the…
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According to a disturbing report in Gizmodo today, “A new study published in Nature Plants demonstrates the surprisingly damaging effects of a 1930s-type drought on current US crops, and the impacts of global warming on agriculture in the years to come. Researchers Michael Glotter and Joshua Elliot from the University of Chicago ran computer simulations…
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Growing Georgia reported this week that a number of Georgia counties have received a drought declaration from the USDA based on the drought that is plaguing the Southeast. This allows agricultural producers in those primary and contiguous counties to be eligible for low-interest emergency loans. You can see the list and read more about it…
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