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Feb. 4:
About Weather. With the winter’s icy surge in late January,
the rest of us know now
that accurate weather information isn’t just for farmers.
Feb. 22:
on La Niña. While you can’t blame La Niña for the weather on
any given day, it is
responsible for the general pattern that began in Georgia in May
1998.
May 16:
Drought Worsens in Georgia. There is no sign of relief as
summer nears. With very
little rain and temperatures in the 80s and 90s, soils statewide
are drying fast.
June 6:
at Fingertips On-line. As towns and counties impose
water-use
restrictions, the need
for information has never been more dire, or easier to get.
June 28:
Rural Counties’ Economies. “I’ve never seen the subsoil
moisture as low as it is
now,” says Glyndon Register in his powder-dry cotton field
near Lakeland, Ga.
Aug. 1:
Farmers’ Wallets Hard. The drought will cost Georgia farmers
an estimated $689 million
on their summer crops. Extra irrigation will add another $50
million.
Aug. 8:
Wheat Crop Sets Records. The drought that destroyed Roger
Godwin’s Grady County corn
crop helped him produce the record wheat yield he’d dreamed for
years.
Sept. 21:
Georgia Pecan Orchards. Pecan growers gave a sigh of relief
as timely September rains
fell on state orchards during a critical growing stage.
Oct. 30:
Returning to More Extreme. State climatologist David
Stooksbury says the long drought
is part of a historically more normal climate pattern.
