“Making Sense of Flash Drought”

 

Have you ever heard the term “flash drought” and wondered where it came from? It turns out that it has only been around for about 20 years, but is being used more and more to describe a drought that comes on quickly and severely. If you are interested, you might like to read this article in the new online Journal of Applied and Service Climatology to hear more about where the name came from and how different groups define it. The article is at https://stateclimate.org/pdfs/journal-articles/2021_1-Lisonbee.pdf.

 

 

Video: Do Not Disturb… Their Roots + A Sunflower Love Letter from the Field

We cover: we’re talking soil block tricks to amaze your friends and please your cucurbits, I’ll make the case for sunflowers everywhere from the field, and it’s feedback friday.