date:Oct 23, 2012
mith of the National Drought Mitigation Center in regard to the most recent Drought Monitor map released late last week. The map showed 32.48% in severe drought or worse, down slightly from 33.39% a week earlier; 15.96% in extreme drought or worse, compared with 16.85% the week before; and 4.88% in exceptional drought, compared with 5.16% the preceding week.
It's certainly a step in the right direction, but it's only a step, and there's quite a ways to go.
Even though we've seen an increase in