Precipitation levels remain below normal for 2021 overall.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Rainfall helps parched Midcoast, Androscoggin County
The US Drought Monitor report states that most areas have improved from moderate drought to abnormally dry, the lowest of the five drought categories.
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Posted inMaine, New England
Tropical storm didn’t end drought in New England
A portion of western Maine and northern New Hampshire remain in severe drought, and moderate drought conditions persist across additional parts of those states and Vermont.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Oxford Hills
Franklin, Oxford counties now face severe drought
Experts categorize a growing section of a parched Maine as a severe drought.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Severe drought declared in central Maine as dry conditions spread
Officials warn the trend is expected to continue this summer unless Maine gets prolonged rain.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, River Valley
Hot and dry weather creates a drought in Maine
Water levels in the reservoirs and rivers are low, some days at historically paltry levels, and officials are beginning to worry.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
The Androscoggin River is running unusually low in 2021
The volume of water in Auburn is less than a third of what it usually is this time of year, a sign of Maine’s worsening drought problem.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Ricocheting effects of last year’s drought on livestock farmers
“If the writing is on the wall that feed is going to be short, I’m going to be more aggressive at tending my herd down this fall.”
-Aaron Buckley, Buckley Farms
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Lack of late-winter snow and dry spring raises concerns about another drought in New England
In Maine, the number of forest fires is ahead of last year, with 163 fires having destroyed 122 acres, said Jim Britt, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
Posted inMaine, News
Drought intensifies, threatening crops and groundwater supplies
Months of worsening drought conditions across Maine are leading to extreme conditions in some areas, with record low river levels and dry wells.