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El Nino involves moving moisture around, not just reducing precipitation all over. So the opposite can also be seen in some places. The eastern US and parts o
by pfdietz 2mo ago
El Nino involves moving moisture around, not just reducing precipitation all over. So the opposite can also be seen in some places. The eastern US and parts of the midwest have had a very good year, an the US harvest of maize is projected to be the 2nd highest ever, slightly above 16 billion bushels.
Locally (New York state), things have been so wet we're seeing premature leaf drops from maple trees due to leaf fungus (tar spot disease).
- irishcoffee 2mo ago[flagged]
- johnofthesea 2mo agoCan you be more specific?
- irishcoffee 2mo agoWater is lost in drops a year to the universe. It’s raining somewhere. The EU having a poor memory of historical weather patterns. Yes, I think climate change is real and we need to fix it. Droughts have been recorded in history for centuries, long before climate change would have ever existed. Let’s fix the climate, let’s also try and be rational about historical regional weather patterns.
- jaskerr 2mo agoWhat part of NY are you in? Here in northern Central NY we’ve been ‘abnormally dry’ all summer long. The forecasters keep promising rain, but it’s little more than a sprinkle when it arrives. Lawns are brown. Trees are dropping leaves, but that’s to slow evaporation.
- pfdietz 2mo agoAround Ithaca. If I go to https://www.drought.gov/ https://www.drought.gov/ and look at New York state, there's only two fairly small patches of D0 (the lowest drought category, actually "pre-drought") in the state; the rest is not under drought. https://www.drought.gov/states/new-york https://www.drought.gov/states/new-york Overall the state is 2.56" above normal for precipitation in 2026. Tompkins County is 4.3" above normal.
- nozzlegear 2mo agoThis whole summer I've felt that things have been remarkably green and verdant where I live in the Midwest. It reminds me of my childhood, everything is just so much more green and lush this go around.