Tag: Drought 2019
Moderate drought hits the Kenai Peninsula
After months of warm weather and little rain, the United States Drought Monitor moved the pendulum last week for the peninsula beyond just abnormally dry.
Rain a respite for Southeast water conservation measures
“If you've got to wash your car, wash your boat, please feel free to do that while the reservoirs are spilling over right now,” Wrangell City Manager Lisa Von Bargen says.
In a rainforest, Southeast Alaska towns face extreme drought
Believe it or not… one of the worst droughts in the nation is in Southeast Alaska. That’s according to federal meteorologists.
Hatcheries the ‘canary in the coal mine’ as drought extends across Southeast Alaska
A drought declaration for parts of Southeast Alaska has expanded to include Sitka and Juneau. That means most of Alaska’s panhandle is officially in moderate to severe drought.
Even a rainforest can experience a drought, weather service says
There are no tumbleweeds blowing through the streets of Southeast Alaska towns, but, the region has received less precipitation than usual over the past nine months. Listen now
Governors of 10 Western states to meet to discuss drought
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is playing host to nine other Western states' governors and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to try to reach a consensus on region-wide issues such as drought.