HOT and DRY

[pappy]

MSNBC story

Quote:Exploding hay, watering bans are latest signs of worsening drought

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A drought update Thursday didn't offer much hope either: 61 percent of the contiguous U.S. was listed in drought, up from 56 percent last week, according to the National Weather Service's Drought Monitor.

"Anytime we have a drought maturing in mid-summer, the chances for rapid intensification will be there," Gary McManus, Oklahoma's associate state climatologist, told msnbc.com. "Even normal heat and dry conditions can speed that drought along."
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GOT AC?

[jaxx]

It's really getting bad around the country. Thanks for the article, I see my area is D1...moderate drought.

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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/0...ought?lite

[azmouse]

Tell me about hot and dry. If it wasn't for the rain on the 4th of July I'd have forgotten what to call the wet stuff that falls from the sky.
Some of my small plants are starting to die. The only things I'm watering are my trees. The smaller plants can be replaced but the trees at least provide shade and yummy fruit.

[madamesilverspurs]

We're in drought, NE Colorado. Farmers are really hurting, having to beg for water. Meanwhile, frackers get all the water they want (millions of gallons per well, permanently toxic afterward).

With over 18 thousand wells in the county, our commissioners have some seriously flawed priorities.