The drought covering most of Georgia is expanding, and will likely continue through the end of the year. Much of metro Atlanta is in “extreme drought,” the second-worst category on the U.S. Drought Monitor’s scale. It’s even worse in the northwest corner of the state, where the drought is considered “exceptional.”
The drought map is ugly across the Southeast, except for coastal areas that got hit with tropical storms and hurricanes. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky are all drier than usual. Abnormally high temperatures are making things worse.
In its seasonal drought outlook, released on Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that the drought in Georgia will continue at least through the end of January.
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