Drought
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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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The Carolina Climate Connection newsletter that was recently published has a lengthy article on the Southeast drought that you might find interesting. It includes information on the causes of the drought and the visible and hidden impacts the drought has caused. You can view the newsletter at https://www.cisa.sc.edu/Newsletter/CCC%20Newsletter_4th%20Quarter%202016.pdf.
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The latest set of outlook maps for January shows the continued impact of the weak La Niña that is currently occurring in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Drier and warmer conditions than normal have a slightly increased chance of occurring in most of the Southeast but especially in south Florida. The same pattern can be seen…
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The latest issue of the Southeast River Forecast Center’s Water Resources Outlook was put up on YouTube today. In it the NWS hydrologists talk about the current state of surface water conditions around the Southeast and look ahead to the next few weeks. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2b0DWx9AZI&feature=youtu.be.
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This morning’s Drought Monitor shows a reduction in drought in the panhandle of Florida as well as southern Georgia. Dry conditions were removed from the Georgia coast as well due to plenty of rain. However, extreme drought expanded in northwest South Carolina due to lack of rain there. The latest Drought Outlook, also released today,…
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According to Nova Next on PBS, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have analyzed soil moisture and snowpack data in the months leading up to the drought and have discovered that they could have been used to make a much earlier drought prediction. If the model can be applied to similar droughts…
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The Washington Post reported this week that in spite of the giant sequoias appearing to be almost indestructible, they are finding many trees are dying from the prolonged drought that has plagued California that past few years. If it is too dry, tiny bubbles form in the tree sap, forming what are like embolisms in…