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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Too much snow or hoping for more? Two different winters hit the US
So far this season, millions in the Northeast have endured rounds of frigid temperatures and mounds of snow. But a different winter has played out across much of the West. High temperatures and a lack of snow have been feeding a drought there, impacting ski resorts and fueling water shortage concerns.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Drought in Türkiye’s Iznik Lake reveals possible second submerged basilica
A drop in water levels caused by worsening drought in Iznik (ancient Nicaea), Bursa, northwestern Türkiye, has brought new archaeological remains to the surface in Lake Iznik, where drone footage has revealed what experts believe could be a second submerged basilica close to the shoreline.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
Modeling released late last week showed the river system on track to deliver a scant 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, one of the river system’s largest reservoirs. That’s 36% of the median of 6.4 million acre-feet recorded between 1991 and 2020. If the forecast comes true, it would be the fifth-lowest inflow to Lake Powell since the reservoir’s establishment in 1963, according to the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center.
#ColoradoRiver #drought #SnowDrought #water
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/09/colorado-river-drought-forecast-lake-powell/
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Dry outlook persists for Missouri River despite early spring runoff
Despite above average February runoff, the full-year runoff forecast above Sioux City, Iowa is 20.6 MAF, 80% of average. The six mainstem power plants generated 425 million kWh of electricity in February, below the typical February energy generation of 614 million kWh.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds
Researchers from South Korea and Australia looked at compound extreme weather — a one-two punch of heat and drought — and found it increasing as the world warms. But what’s rising especially fast is the more damaging type when the heat comes first and that triggers the drought. In the 1980s, that kind of extreme covered only about 2.5% of Earth’s land each year. By 2023, the last year the researchers studied, it was up to 16.7%, with a 10-year average of 7.9%
https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-drought-climate-change-9248c65a135dc6ab3665cb8b2127d8e2
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Colorado's snowpack woes continue despite recent storms
The West was still on track to see a record low snowpack season in the Rockies. Colorado snowpack was hovering at about 62% of normal entering March after a warm, dry winter.
Denver Water said that as of March 2, the Colorado River snowpack ranked the second worst since tracking started decades ago.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Belize Discovery Shows How Maya Engineered Wetlands to Survive Drought
A Maya wetlands settlement in northwestern Belize was discovered and studied. Archaeologists and geographers report that this community transformed a challenging tropical wetland into a productive and enduring home.
The people constructed an extensive network of canals, raised agricultural fields, and modified land surfaces. The findings indicate that the area was not marginal land but a carefully engineered landscape designed to manage water and sustain farming during unstable climate periods.
#drought #Belize #LandscapeDesign
https://colombiaone.com/2026/03/03/belize-maya-wetlands-survive-drought/
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The calculated soil moisture anomaly for the US shows extremely dry conditions across the eastern US. The soil moisture is lowest across eastern Texas to northwestern Mississippi and also in southwest Georgia.
With spring planting to begin soon, more moisture is needed for crop germination.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Soilmst_Monitoring/US/Soilmst/Soilmst.shtml
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Meteorological winter (Dec-Feb) was the warmest on record for many locations in the Western US. The rankings are shown on the map below with 1 through 10 in dark red, red and orange rectangles showing sites with the warmest temperatures, with 1 being the warmest ever recorded.
On the East Coast, some places saw their top 10 coldest winters on record.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for March 2026 shows above normal fire potential for the Central and Southern Plains, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Widespread drought raises concerns for 2026 crop season
Farmers across the US are aware of the need for moisture as 51.13% of the country is in drought (D1-D4), while 23.24% is abnormally dry, according to the US Drought Monitor.
#drought #agriculture #DroughtMonitor
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/widespread-drought-raises-concerns-for-2026-crop-season/
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Drought intensified across many parts of the nation, while easing along parts of the East Coast. Drought covered 51.13% of the continental US, a jump of 2.55 points, as spring and planting season approach.
#drought #DroughtMonitor
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) shows unusually high evaporative demand anomalies over eastern Nebraska to southwest Wisconsin, Alabama and northeast Mississippi, Florida, and deep south Texas.
https://beta.cpc.noaa.gov/climate-phenomena/drought/eddi/current-conditions
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
2025 brought record drought, wildfires and windstorms to the Mountain West
At its peak, nearly two-thirds of the Colorado-Utah-Wyoming area was in drought. Below-average snowpack, limited spring precipitation and record-setting heat combined to dry out soils and vegetation early in the year.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Winds Whip Up Fires and Dust on the Southern Plains
High winds coupled with dry conditions fueled fast-spreading wildland fires in the U.S. southern Plains in winter 2026. On February 17, several large blazes broke out on the Oklahoma Panhandle and burned quickly through tens of thousands of acres of grasslands and shrublands. The winds also caused dust storms and low visibility throughout the wider region.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
US cattle ranchers search for feed as wildfires burn grazing lands
Wildfires that burned huge swaths of pasture in the Southern Plains killed cattle and burned the grass. Surviving cattle need hay.
The cattle herd was at a 75-year low due to high prices and drought.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Colorado Farmer May Be Forced to Idle 75% of Acres Due to Record-Low Snowpack
After a dry, unusually warm January, key Western river basins are in severe snow drought. With irrigation allocations at 0%, one Colorado producer warns tough planting decisions could reshape this year’s crop mix.
#Colorado #ColoradoRiver #drought #SnowDrought
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/colorado-farmer-may-be-forced-idle-75-acres-due-record-low-snowpack
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Great Salt Lake may hit historic lows this year, despite long-awaited snowfall
The current snowpack is still hovering near minimum levels, according to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The agency’s Feb. 1 report — which revealed record low snowpack — gives Utah just a 10% chance to reach normal snowpack levels this year.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Scientists change how El Nino is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature
Increasingly hot waters globally have caused the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this month to alter how it calculates when the weather pattern has flipped into a new cycle. It’s likely to mean that more events will be considered La Nina and fewer qualify as an El Nino for warming tropical waters.
https://apnews.com/article/el-nino-la-nina-climate-change-warming-e3499ef5e1081604770c4cf5f95910b3
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Low river levels expose ancient Amazon face engravings
Ancient face engravings along Brazil’s Negro River have resurfaced after record low water exposed a protected rock art site unseen for years.
Their return has changed an environmental crisis into a moment of discovery, drawing urgent attention to fragile traces of the region’s earliest inhabitants.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
On the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought expanded significantly in Montana and Wyoming and eased in the Midwest and small pockets in the West. Drought covered 48.58% of the contiguous US, an increase of 1.98 points. In many areas, farmers are anxious about soil moisture as planting nears.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Parched Florida now most drought-stricken state and is feeling effects
Water managers have already issued enhanced restrictions in some areas — voluntary and those that threaten fines for a violation — and are preparing more extreme measures such as installing pumps to suck water from Lake Okeechobee if levels dwindle to the point that gravity is no longer enough to fill canals that carve through South Florida like veins.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The snow forecast was for less than 4 inches, but I am measuring 8 to 9 inches around my house.
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Over the past 60 days, large areas of the U.S. have gotten 70% or less of normal precipitation (shown in dark orange). Areas in red have received 50% or less of normal precipitation.
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research
Eight to ten kilometres above the ground, the fast-flowing jet stream air currents have shifted further southwards, dragging rain-bearing winter weather systems away from Australia’s southern coastline.
This means southern Australia has experienced at least 25% less annual rainfall and is currently gripped by a continuing drought.
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Florida bees in crisis after freeze and drought devastate colonies
Nearly half the honeybee colonies at a Central Florida farm died this winter after an unusually sharp freeze and months of drought crippled the plants bees depend on — a blow beekeepers say they’ve never seen at this scale.
At Black Hammock Bee Farms in Oviedo, head beekeeper said the damage was immediate and overwhelming. The sudden cold killed off flowers and trees that produce nectar and pollen, leaving entire colonies without their natural food supply.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The US Seasonal Drought Outlook through May shows the potential for significant drought development (yellow) in the Southern Plains and Southwest. Drought may persist (brown) in parts of the West, South and along the East Coast. Drought may improve/be removed (tan/green) in the Northwest, Midwest and Hawaii.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_drought.png
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe
The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, a new study shows.
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Interior Department moves forward on guidelines for Colorado River absent full state consensus
The Department of the Interior is moving forward with the Post-2026 NEPA process to finalize operating guidelines for Colorado River reservoirs by Oct. 1, 2026. While the seven Basin States have not reached full consensus on an operating framework, the Department cannot delay action. Meeting this deadline is essential to ensure certainty and stability for the Colorado River system beyond 2026.
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus
The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River missed a deadline for the second time Saturday to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages.
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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal
For the first time, the Bureau of Reclamation’s most probable forecast shows that Lake Powell could fall below 3,490 feet in elevation in December of this year. Below that elevation, the turbines in Glen Canyon Dam would be unable to generate electricity that keeps the lights on in Utah and six other states.
#LakePowell #ColoradoRiver #drought
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/02/13/utah-other-states-fail-reach-deal/
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
@douglasvb@m.ai6yr.org
Thanks for sharing. We take turns assessing drought conditions for the US affiliated Pacific Islands, but I don’t see pictures of these locations very often and don’t realize how beautiful they are.
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
The eastern parts of the U.S. are much drier than normal, according to the calculated soil moisture anomaly in mm.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Soilmst_Monitoring/US/Soilmst/Soilmst.shtml
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social
Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 10+ years. Fascinated by weather & science. Most of my life spent in Nebraska. Curious, finding beauty in nature. Be kind. Views are mine.🌻 Also at Bluesky: @denisegutzmer.bsky.social