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A lack of rain plus higher than normal temperatures sets the scene for drought, and the first obvious sign of a drought is wildfires. Counties in Southwest Florida and the Panhandle are at the start of that cycle right now. Early this month the Drought Monitor, released weekly by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Agriculture, showed nearly half of Florida under a drought, up about 10 percent since February. Despite one rainy afternoon last week, the driest areas include a broad swath of Southwest Florida
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Most of Florida was in a drought just one month ago. But on Thursday, the U.S. Drought Mitigation Center published a report stating there are now no areas…
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Record rainfall led to a soggy week for much of Southwest Florida. Portions of Collier, Hendry, and Lee Counties went from drought to deluge in just…
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More than 140 wildfires are burning in the state of Florida today. It's a "red flag warning" day in inland portions of West Central Florida today, which...
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Governor Rick Scott is declaring a state of emergency as more than a hundred wildfires flare across the state. With drought conditions spreading and...
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The Florida Forest Service says more than 100 active wildfires are burning across the state right now.
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This year the dry season has been abnormally dry, which has earned Southwest Florida the classification of being in a “severe” drought by the National…
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It’s the heart of wildfire season in Florida, and more than 90 percent of the state is in a drought. The National Drought Mitigation Center classified the…
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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says Florida faces a water shortfall of more than a billion gallons daily by 2030.
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Despite being at the peak of tropical storm season, and getting plenty of rain during the past few months, the Floridian Aquifer is still shrinking and…