Mild drought returns to parts of Georgia
by David E. Stooksbury , Georgia Faces
Aug 17, 2010 | 283 views | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Georgia has remained free of drought for more than a year. But drought conditions have returned to north-central, west-central and southwest Georgia.

For the past three months, counties now in mild drought have received between 50 percent and 75 percent of normal rainfall. Temperatures across the state have been above normal this summer, increasing water loss from the soils by evaporation and plant water use.

Mild drought conditions exist in the north-central Georgia county of Towns.

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