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Nearly all of Northeastern Minnesota in severe drought
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Duluth News Tribune
DULUTH — Nearly all of Northeastern Minnesota is in a severe drought, and the dry conditions could persist into fall, raising concerns of a lengthy wildfire season.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, released Thursday, July 30, showed nearly 90% of the state is experiencing some level of drought, with more than a third of the state — mostly spanning from North Central Minnesota to Lake Superior — in the “severe drought” category.
Northwestern Wisconsin is also in a moderate to severe drought.
Clint Austin / Duluth Media GroupThe drought prompted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and City of Duluth on Tuesday to issue a Drought Warning phase of the Minnesota Statewide Drought Plan.
According to the National Drought Information System, one of the significant impacts of severe drought is very low water flow in rivers.