A flash drought is gripping the Mid-Atlantic, fueled by weeks of hot, dry weather and minimal rainfall. Learn about the causes, impacts, and what residents can do.
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00:00It's caused by a lack of
00:03by sunny and hot conditio
00:05occurs in the summer mont
00:07evaporation of water is t
00:11drought is the rapid onse
00:13of drought. Several weeks
00:16rainfall has led to one i
00:19The intense summer sun an
00:21has accelerated the dryin
00:24shrubs and trees. The eff
00:27range from low stream flo
00:30and streams to dry top so
00:33can turn brown or go dorm
00:36of days. Some communities
00:39restrictions to help redu
00:42drought. Listen to your l
00:44they do enact any water r
00:47it's just something you g
00:49out. These flash droughts
00:52can go quickly, especiall
00:56across the region over a
00:59to a longer term drought,
01:01seeing, you know, out wes
01:04in California recent year
01:07amounts of rain to get ri
01:10ahead, while the forecast
01:12weather, showers and thun
01:15expected, which will ulti
01:18not too much we can do. I
01:19we kind of have to wait o