Severe drought leaves lawns across RI brittle and dry

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s statewide drought continues to worsen.

The U.S. Drought Monitor has placed most of Rhode Island in a severe drought, with the rest of the state facing moderate drought conditions. The entirety of Southeastern Massachusetts is also in a severe drought.

This pattern of abnormally dry weather caused Gov. Dan McKee to issue a statewide drought advisory last month…

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