Drought
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that recent rain reduced the drought in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida but the drier conditions in the northern part of the region resulted in slight increases in drought there. Puerto Rico also saw an increase in drought from last week. Northern parts of the Southeast should see…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the drought across the Southeast has been improved this week due to the recent rain that has occurred over most of the region. The exceptional (D4) drought has been removed from the whole region and each state has seen some reduction in the area of the worst…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released a day early on Wednesday because of the holiday, shows slight increases in drought in some areas while other areas saw limited relief. The Tuesday cutoff date meant that most of the rain we got in the last couple of days occurred after the cutoff–this means it is likely we…
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The dry conditions that have affected parts of the Southeast for the past few weeks have also affected areas to our west. This story from Delta Farm Press describes the negative impacts the dry conditions have had on Christmas tree farmers this year. Something to keep in mind because a drought can cut back on…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought expanded in every state in the Southeast due to the continued lack of rainfall along with warmer than normal temperatures. Extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4) drought now cover almost 15% of the total area and are particularly apparent in northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. Puerto…
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Drought conditions expanded across the region this week, with extreme (D3) drought added to areas of Virginia and South Carolina. The biggest change was the addition of exceptional (D4) drought in northwest GA and northeast Al due to complete lack of rain combined with warm temperatures over most of the last month. It has not…
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The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin are currently experiencing drought conditions and impacts. This webinar will provide an overview of current climate and drought status, information on streamflow and water levels, perspectives from the state level, and a look at what can be expected in the future. Presentations will include: ACF Basin Drought…