First Half of 2012 Dry and Drought Conditions to Persist in Parts of the Northeast
Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
Jessica Rennells, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, comments on data released today confirming that the first six months of 2012 are drier than normal - and that those conditions are expected to persist in a band stretching from Lake Erie to Albany as well as western Pennsylvania. NOTE: An online drought monitor and seasonal drought outlooks are available at: www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/forecast.html