Water shortages lead to restrictions, discolored water – and even spark the clearing of beaver dams.
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Drought in Northeast expected to persist through February
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows a large swath of Maine remainsing in the grip of moderate to severe drought conditions.
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October rain puts a damper on Maine’s lengthy drought
Heavy storms have replenished surface water, but dry conditions persist in most areas, groundwater levels remain low and the state still has a water deficit.
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Farmers offered aid as drought expands its grip on Maine
Roughly 1.2 million people, nearly the state’s entire population, is now living in areas experiencing drought.
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Despite drought, peppers turned very red, carrots came on strong
Taking stock of this season in the garden.
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Tom Gordon, of the state’s emergency task force, talks about the drought
He’s busy helping farmers deal with what looks like a long-term problem.
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Drought conditions spread dramatically, now ‘extreme’ in most of Cumberland, York counties
That’s a dramatic expansion of the escalated level in southern Maine, as more than one million residents deal with the extra-dry conditions.
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York to buy water from neighbor, call for conservation as drought worsens
The town will pipe in as much as a million gallons a day, with drought conditions in parts of southern Maine upgraded from severe to extreme.
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New England wildlife feeling the effects of drought
Fish seek cooler depths, mosquitoes breed in the shallows and bears, snakes and ants go farther afield.
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Upside to drought: Fewer deer ticks and fewer cases of Lyme disease
Scientists, however, can’t explain why two other diseases transmitted by the tiny arachnid – anaplasmosis and babesiosis – have reached all-time highs.