Heat Causes Degradations in Drought Map
Rainfall deficits keep moderate drought in parts of eight counties, and the National Weather Service says harvest season could be affected without more rain.
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Heat causes degradations in drought map
This U.S. Drought Monitor week saw degradations across the areas of the Plains, Upper Midwest, and Florida, while rainfall during the past week led to improvements in drought-affected areas of the South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. In the West, a mix of improvements and degradations occurred on the map with improvements across areas of Idaho and Montana in response to above-normal rainfall during the past 30-day period. Conversely, a…
For the first time in history, Rijkswaterstaat is closing the Twente Canal. From Saturday, July 25 at 12:00 PM, the locks at Eefde will remain closed indefinitely due to persistent drought. "We were completely taken by surprise," states Anne-Ruth Scheijgrond, who represents the interests of the companies on behalf of port authority Port of Twente.
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