As farmers struggle with drought conditions and Delaware policymakers struggle with how to support the state’s agriculture economy, a key problem is how to define “drought.”
DFM News talked with Professor Dan Leathers, deputy dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth Ocean & Environment, who says the task is more difficult than you might think.
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Q: What factors are contributing to this summer’s record temperatures?
Q: Some parts of Delaware are parched, while other areas have received adequate rain. Why?
Do the current hot weather and dry conditions suggest a climate trend in Delaware?
