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  1. #Wildfire in nearby #WaterboroMaine right now. Back in 1947, an unusually dry summer led to devastating fires, with nine towns wiped out!

    The Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns

    Warning signs of the #Maine fires appeared as early as March. An abnormally warm spring caused snow to melt early in the woods. Mid-July to October were unusually #dry, with 108 consecutive days without rain.

    New England Historical Society, updated in 2024

    "An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in #Kennebunkport. In #NorthWaterboro, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping.

    "In York County, the fires destroyed most of the homes in #Shapleigh and #Waterboro. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of #Alfred, #Lyman, #Newfield, #Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, #Arundel, #Dayton, #Wells, #Biddeford and #Saco [and #Hollis]."

    Read more:
    newenglandhistoricalsociety.co

    #Wildfires #Drought #Drought2024 #Drought1947

  2. ICYMI: The central US saw severe weather in April, while flash drought hit parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. Water and agricultural issues were the primary drought impacts recorded during the month.

    Read more in our April 2024 drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/D

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  3. ICYMI: The central US saw severe weather in April, while flash drought hit parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. Water and agricultural issues were the primary drought impacts recorded during the month.

    Read more in our April 2024 drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/D

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  4. ICYMI: The central US saw severe weather in April, while flash drought hit parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. Water and agricultural issues were the primary drought impacts recorded during the month.

    Read more in our April 2024 drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/D

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  5. ICYMI: The central US saw severe weather in April, while flash drought hit parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. Water and agricultural issues were the primary drought impacts recorded during the month.

    Read more in our April 2024 drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/D

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  6. ICYMI: The central US saw severe weather in April, while flash drought hit parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. Water and agricultural issues were the primary drought impacts recorded during the month.

    Read more in our April 2024 drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/D

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  7. The NDMC’s Drought Impact Reporter recorded 53 impacts in April, mostly for water- and agriculture-related issues. Texas accounted for 19 of the impacts, reflecting crop concerns and water restrictions.

    Read more in the April impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  8. The NDMC’s Drought Impact Reporter recorded 53 impacts in April, mostly for water- and agriculture-related issues. Texas accounted for 19 of the impacts, reflecting crop concerns and water restrictions.

    Read more in the April impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  9. The NDMC’s Drought Impact Reporter recorded 53 impacts in April, mostly for water- and agriculture-related issues. Texas accounted for 19 of the impacts, reflecting crop concerns and water restrictions.

    Read more in the April impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  10. The NDMC’s Drought Impact Reporter recorded 53 impacts in April, mostly for water- and agriculture-related issues. Texas accounted for 19 of the impacts, reflecting crop concerns and water restrictions.

    Read more in the April impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  11. The NDMC’s Drought Impact Reporter recorded 53 impacts in April, mostly for water- and agriculture-related issues. Texas accounted for 19 of the impacts, reflecting crop concerns and water restrictions.

    Read more in the April impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  12. Severe weather outbreaks brought rain and tornadoes to the central part of the U.S. Meanwhile, a flash drought overtook parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, leading to one- to three-category degradations.

    Read more in the April climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  13. Severe weather outbreaks brought rain and tornadoes to the central part of the U.S. Meanwhile, a flash drought overtook parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, leading to one- to three-category degradations.

    Read more in the April climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  14. Severe weather outbreaks brought rain and tornadoes to the central part of the U.S. Meanwhile, a flash drought overtook parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, leading to one- to three-category degradations.

    Read more in the April climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  15. Severe weather outbreaks brought rain and tornadoes to the central part of the U.S. Meanwhile, a flash drought overtook parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, leading to one- to three-category degradations.

    Read more in the April climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  16. Severe weather outbreaks brought rain and tornadoes to the central part of the U.S. Meanwhile, a flash drought overtook parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, leading to one- to three-category degradations.

    Read more in the April climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0

    #drought #drought2024 #April2024 #climate #science #data #news #UnitedStates

  17. In the April edition of Dry Horizons:

    ▪️ Researchers examine ways to widen our understanding of drought
    ▪️ Indigenous and western perspectives converge to help forests
    ▪️ New guide provides strategies for staying healthy in a drought

    Dry Horizons provides news and research to help you plan for drought.

    Read more: mailchi.mp/unl.edu/dry-horizon

    #drought #drought2024 #climate #science #news #research #April2024 #UnitedStates #US #USA