How More Flash Drought Research Could Be Helpful In Georgia

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March 11th, 2020

Wilted corn is shown in 2011 on a farm in Oglethorpe, Georgia. While the state has been dealing with a lot of rain lately, researchers are encouraging more focus and research on flash droughts and how to improve prediction capabilities. The information could be helpful to farmers, for example, and help them better prepare.

John Bazemore / Associated PRess file

Maybe you wish it would just stop raining in Atlanta.

Last summer, it kind of did.

“In July, it almost literally stopped raining — not quite literally — but we got 35% of our normal rainfall in the months of July, August and September,” said Katherine Zitsch, manager of natural resources at the Atlanta Regional Commission.

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