FLORIDA — Florida’s ongoing drought is slowly moving in the right direction, with the Extreme Drought Level 4 footprint shrinking by nearly 30 percent over the past month thanks to rounds of rainfall across the state. The side-by-side drought monitor comparison shows a dramatic reduction in deep red Extreme Drought coverage, particularly across northern and central Florida where conditions have noticeably improved.
Significant work remains ahead to fully eliminate the drought, but the trend is clearly positive compared to where the state stood just one month ago.
Extreme Drought Coverage Shrinks Dramatically Across Northern and Central Florida…