In the Right Place: The Coast Is Clear
Yesterday, for the first time in a long time, the federally supported U.S. Drought Monitor reported that, as of July 20, the entire seacoast of Maine was no longer abnormally dry or in drought:
U.S. Drought Monitor, July 22, 2021
Nonetheless, most of the rest of the State remained abnormally dry or in moderate drought and there is a pocket of severe drought in the upper southwest corner adjoining New Hampshire, according to the weekly report.
We’ve been getting above average fog, rain, and/or mist here on the Down East coast all month. This has kept our wooded streams flowing and our bogs lush, as you’ll see from the images above and below.
These images were taken on July 20, the day on which this week’s Drought Monitor is based. (Brooklin, Maine)