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Minnesota’s Worst Drought In Decade To Likely Impact Produce, Gas Prices
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) It’s been nine years since drought conditions in Minnesota were this bad.
More than half the state is under severe or extreme drought conditions, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ drought monitor. That’s up from about 40% earlier this month.
Pete Boulay, assistant state climatologist with the DNR, says the drought of 2012 lasted for more than a year, while our current drought is only in its fourth month.
“We’ve a lot of the water in the soil in the top 2 feet, so that comparison about 2012 is when we lost a lot of water in the soil,” Boulay said.
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July in International Falls so far is tied for the driest on record. 5:00 pm, Jul. 15, 2021 ×
Wildland firefighters hike in to battle the Delta fire about 20 miles east of Ely on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness earlier this week. Access to the lightning-sparked blaze has been hampered by trees downed in a 2016 windstorm that hit the area. The fire is holding at about 65 acres, but conditions across northern Minnesota remain tinder-dry. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)
DULUTH Wildfires are burning, yards are turning crispy brown, some trees are shedding their leaves months early and lake and river levels continue to plummet to historic lows.
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