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Despite rain this week Central Coast drought conditions worsen
San Luis Obispo :: CA :: USA | 15 days ago
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Drought monitor released today is bleak for the Central Coast. There was a worsening in the classification of the local drought. Almost all of both counties went from D1/moderate drought to D2/severe drought from that hot spell last week. That mean
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The difference a month makes
Frisco :: CO :: USA | 27 days ago
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At the start of this month, the idea of coming out of the drought seemed like an impossible dream. Summit County was coming off of a very dry year, and so far, Mother Nature hadn't offered much relief for 2013. But little by little, week by week,
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Drought eases in Midwest, but Texas still dry
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Iowa -Soaking rain across a large swath of the nation's midsection has helped further alleviate drought conditions in some of the major crop-growing states, including Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to a weekly drought monitor...
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City ready in case drought restrictions are needed
Glenwood Springs :: CO :: USA | 1 month ago
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Colorado The last big drought year in Colorado 11 years ago was a big wake up call for municipalities across the state in terms of looking at ways to control water use, including Glenwood Springs. It was after the super dry summer of 2002 the same
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Don't Wait for Rain, Drill Now
Auckland :: New Zealand | 2 months ago
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Dr John Baker says even after weeks of drought, seeds can still survive in the ground until the weather breaks. He explains that dry sowing is common in Australia and even Wairarapa. There could still be moisture vapour in the soil even if there's no
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Lack of rain prompts drought fears
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Fears of a return to drought conditions are stirring among water resource managers as reservoirs, rivers and aquifers fall amid an exceptionally dry season and rising use by residents. With a below average chance of rainfall expected in the three-
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Topsoil depletion: The next climate change victim
In 1939, John Steinbeck published “The Grapes of Wrath,” a novel about the Joad family and their forced migration from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California, the land of opportunity. The catastrophic weather
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BLM, ranchers prepare for another dry summer in NV
Reno :: NV :: USA | 3 months ago
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Nev. (AP) It may be the dead of winter, but federal land managers already are preparing for a repeat of summer drought conditions in the nation's most arid state...Bureau of Land Management officials said it's possible drought conditions could again
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Drought conditions deepen throughout the Carolinas
Myrtle Beach :: SC :: USA | 5 months ago
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Some of S.C. out of drought Drought panel: Some of S.C. out of drought South Carolina's drought committee declared 14 counties in the northeast and along the coast, including Horry and Georgtown counties, free from drought on Thursday, mainly in
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Drought worsens nationally but improves in Illinois
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 6 months ago
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Business Reporter fknowles@suntimes.com November 26, 2012 6:14PM Drought conditions in Illinois have been improving in recent weeks, and the forecast is for continued recovery, experts say...Drought Monitor report, 32.3 percent of the state was in
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