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This white pine tree that grows alongside the Belfast Rail Trail looks almost as orange as it is green. According to a forest pathologist with the Maine Forest Service, it is likely to have been stressed from the drought earlier this year and is dropping more needles than usual this fall. Abigail Curtis | BDN staff
This white pine tree that grows alongside the Belfast Rail Trail looks almost as orange as it is green. According to a forest pathologist with the Maine Forest Service, it is likely to have been stressed from the drought earlier this year and is dropping more needles than usual this fall. Abigail Curtis | BDN staff
Drought persists despite Maine’s recent rain
Contributed • August 25, 2022
By WGME
The several inches of rain that fell over many areas in Maine earlier this week have barely dented the state’s drought conditions.
Severe drought conditions remain unchanged along the Maine coast, while there was a slight improvement in moderate drought conditions inland, according to the U.
By WGME
The several inches of rain that fell over many areas in Maine earlier this week have barely dented the state’s drought conditions.
Severe drought conditions remain unchanged along the Maine coast, while there was a slight improvement in moderate drought conditions inland, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Many areas picked up more than 2 inches of rain on Monday. The most rain fell in York County where some spots reported more than 4 inches with heavy downpours.
Portland set a new record of 2.19 inches of rain, beating the old record for the day of 1.85 inches set back in 1885.
It would take about 6 inches of rain over a month to ease the drought, according to the National Weather Service.
There is a chance for thunderstorms on Friday that could bring heavy rain to parts of Maine.
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