Heavy rains eased drought conditions in Mass. but only slightly
The heavy rains that fell earlier this week helped ease the state's prolonged summer drought, but only somewhat, the US Drought Monitor said Thursd...
The heavy rains that fell earlier this week helped ease the state's prolonged summer drought, but only somewhat, the US Drought Monitor said Thursday.The proportion of Massachusetts experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions fell slightly, from nearly 94 percent to 86 percent, the monitor reported. But areas facing extreme drought, a more severe category, fell more sharply, from 38 percent of the state last week to 8 percent.Those areas are mainly in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the state.