-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Robin Arnhold <=-
Hi, Sondra,
 
 RA>The trouble with those downpours is that they don't do much good.  They
 >run off and don't sink in.  A drought really depletes subsoil moisture,
 >and it takes a lot of slow, gentle rain to replace it.
 SB> 
 SB> That's true, although the 15 inches was better than no rain.  The wet
 SB> lands, at least, are back to looking swampy.  Some of the local swamps
 SB> were beginning to look like putting greens.
 SB> 
 SB> A lot of shrubs and small bushes died this summer, however.  They
 SB> couldn't take the drought and the heat.  I'm a little amazed at the
 SB> amount of brown I see while driving around.
I hope the things that have survived thus far make it.  According to the
weather maps, it is looking like you've been getting a little more rain
recently.  Must be that our rain moved out your way.  We haven't had much
since the landlord got the roof fixed--it'll work every time.  :>
 
 RA>They seem to have decided that Wisconsin is a lot further north than it
 >actually is.  We've only had three days over 90 f this summer.  Much of
 >August it has been in the 60's and 70's.  At least it saves on the
 SB> 
 SB> Aren't they saying that, with this large El Nino forming in the
 SB> Pacific, that we will all be having a warm, wet winter?
That's what I hear, all except the southeastern part of the US, which is
supposed to be cooler than normal.  According to one forecast map I've
seen, this area is supposed to be drier than normal, at least for the
next few months.
Take care,
Robin
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