Drought continues to deepen across most of Minnesota this summer, and experts say the state is at a tipping point.
Widespread rain expected soon could spare the region from seeing the most serious effects of drought. But a continued dry pattern could quickly make things worse for farmers and gardeners.
Across the state, the lack of rain is already taking a toll on water levels on lakes and rivers, and on the growth of crops.
“It was the second-driest June on record, and that’s going back to 1871” in the Twin Cities, said Luigi Romolo, state climatologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “We got less than an inch of precipitation here in the metro in June; that’s only happened three times. Most of the state since about mid-May, has been extremely dry. We’re seeing deficits of anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of precip since then.”
Source: mprnews.org
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