Tag: drought
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NJ is back in a Drought Warning, but it never really left
On Dec. 5, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a drought warning for the state. It brings back not-so-distant memories of barely flowing streams and record dry weather. However, unlike the previous drought warning, Jersey Shore fares the best in the state this time around. A drought warning is not an emergency…
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Record May rainfall eliminates 8 month NJ drought
To be honest, I thought getting out of the drought would be near impossible during the month of May. However, to quote the old Adidas campaign slogan: “Impossible is nothing.” Rain, and persistent rain at that, wiped out our drought according to the United States Drought Monitor, and with pre-summer water usage just starting to…
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NJ’s drought improves but path to drought-free will get tougher
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article ran in Shore Local Magazine on March 27th. The original article had data through March 21 (read here). However, this version is updated to the 27th. Mother Nature has made up for lost time, bringing plentiful rain to the state since March 5. That’s led to three consecutive weeks…