Drought
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Drought in England has led to extremely low reservoir levels and concerns about whether they are likely to rise enough to support fruit and vegetable farming next year, according to a recent story in The Guardian. Farmers are considering their crop rotations for next year with an eye to reduced availability of water, and some…
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While I’ve been on the road quite a bit in the last few weeks, I have seen a few stories you might be interested in. Washington Post: Cherry blossoms have bloomed longer than usual and aren’t done yet National Geographic: Did you enjoy the cherry blossoms’ early peak bloom? It was a warning sign. Indiana…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows a small decrease in drought conditions in Puerto Rico this week from timely rain. In the mainland, abnormally dry conditions expanded in eastern North Carolina and were added to the Florida peninsula, but were removed in southern Alabama. Rain in the next week should improve conditions in NC…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that all drought conditions have been removed from the Southeast mainland but a few pockets of abnormally dry (D0) conditions are still lingering. In Puerto Rico, the drought conditions there have shrunk but a few small areas remain. With the recent rain, we are likely to see further…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of abnormally dry (D0) conditions in eastern North Carolina decreased slightly this week due to rainfall. The area of moderate (D1) drought there did not change. The small area of abnormally dry conditions near Tampa FL also did not change this week and the drought…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that dry conditions in North Carolina and Puerto Rico decreased from last week. A small area of abnormally dry conditions remains near Tampa in Florida. The dry area in Florida could be reduced or eliminated this week but not much change is expected in North Carolina.
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According to a recent story from the National Weather Service, the waning El Nino has provided a lot of drought relief to the nation over the course of the winter, including parts of the Southeast. While many parts of the country benefited from the rain, drought expanded in the High Plains, especially Montana, North Dakota,…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that abnormally dry conditions were reduced in Puerto Rico and Alabama and are gone in South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, but expanded slightly in eastern North Carolina due to lack of rain and warm temperatures there. Since there will be quite a bit of rain across the…
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