The drought will likely continue into the fall and winter.
Texas has been in a drought since September 2021, Nielsen-Gammon said, and that’s due to several factors, includingWhen the surface water in the tropical Pacific Ocean near Mexico and South America warms more than usual, it is known as a climate pattern called El Niño, which can help fuel more rain in Texas and the southern U.S.
But when it is cooler than normal, the climate pattern is known as La Niña and tends to shift rainfall and cooler temperatures toward the north of the U.S., leaving the south with drier and hotter conditions. La Niña primarily affects the U.S. during the winter, but it has now favored drier conditions in the south forThe weather this summer, including triple-digit temperatures, also intensified drought conditions. The high temperatures, which have also increased overall, make it easier for water to evaporate and harder for soil to retain moisture.
“We’ve been having several months of exceptionally high temperatures and below-normal rainfall, and as long as that’s going on, drought conditions get worse,” Nielsen-Gammon said.The drought conditions have primarily hurt agriculture in Texas so far. For example, Nielsen-Gammon said ranchers have sold off their cattle for meat or to other areas because they can’t afford to keep them under the drought conditions.
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