Jul 24 Environment New Board To Develop Strategies For Agricultural Water Use The board was formed to provide the state recommendations on water use efficiency and develop a water conservation strategy for the agricultural sector. By Erica Peterson Jul 24 Environment New Board To Develop Strategies For Agricultural Water Use Erica Peterson
May 28 Local News Drought Conditions Raising Concerns in Western, Central Kentucky Thanks to Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public Radio Kentucky farmers are concerned about an early drought that’s affecting western and central sections of the state. A level one drought has been declared for 24 counties, meaning conditions have developed that affect soil moisture and vegetative health. University of Kentucky Agricultural Meteorologist Tom Priddy says the drought […] By Rick Howlett May 28 Local News Drought Conditions Raising Concerns in Western, Central Kentucky Rick Howlett
Nov 26 Local News Holiday Rains Soak Drought-Stricken Region "We had several locations that got anywhere between two and three inches of rain just in that 24 hour period alone, " said Ryan Sharp, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Louisville office. By Rick Howlett Nov 26 Local News Holiday Rains Soak Drought-Stricken Region Rick Howlett
Oct 29 Local News Storms Did Little To Relieve Drought In Louisville, precipitation levels are more than four inches below average for September and October. National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Schoettmer says storms like the ones that swept through the area Tuesday are not beneficial during droughts. By Gabe Bullard Oct 29 Local News Storms Did Little To Relieve Drought Gabe Bullard
Sep 17 Local News Water Shortage Hits Clark And Floyd Counties The hot, dry summer has led to a water shortage in southern Indiana, and a conservation advisory is in effect in two nearby counties. The Indiana American Water Company is asking Clark and Floyd county residents to voluntarily cut back on water usage. By Gabe Bullard Sep 17 Local News Water Shortage Hits Clark And Floyd Counties Gabe Bullard
Jun 23 Local News Unusually High Rainfall Totals Could Prevent Drought For the month of June, the Louisville-area has tallied almost three times more rain than average. National Weather Service meteorologist Don Kirkpatrick says so far this month, Louisville has received more than seven-and-a-half inches of rain, well above the average of two-point-seven inches. Kirkpatrick says the extra precipitation is helpful. “It bodes well for us […] By Stephanie Crosby Jun 23 Local News Unusually High Rainfall Totals Could Prevent Drought Stephanie Crosby
Jun 16 Environment Southeast U.S. Already Feeling Climate Change Researchers with the U.S. Global Change Research Program say the country is already feeling the impacts of climate change. In the southeast, they found that average annual temperatures decreased between 1901 and 1970. But since then temperatures have increased nearly two degrees Fahrenheit. By Kristin Espeland Jun 16 Environment Southeast U.S. Already Feeling Climate Change Kristin Espeland
Feb 13 Environment Ice Storm Replenished Water Supply The recent ice storm may have helped replenish some of Kentucky’s low water supply after two years of drought. Soils have received a much needed dose of moisture, reservoir and river levels are up, and ground water is more plentiful. But state climatologist Stuart Foster says droughts are not going to be an anomaly. By Kristin Espeland Feb 13 Environment Ice Storm Replenished Water Supply Kristin Espeland
Sep 24 Local News Moderate Drought Coming for Louisville, Lexington Areas Louisville is on the verge of a moderate drought. Keys Arnold with the University of Kentucky’s Agricultural Weather Center says the area is already in a mild drought. “Rainwise, it’s been incredibly dry. We’ve actually had a significantly drier year than last year, when at this time we were approaching extreme drought,” says Arnold. “The […] By Stephanie Crosby Sep 24 Local News Moderate Drought Coming for Louisville, Lexington Areas Stephanie Crosby
Jul 16 Local News Water Could Become the New Oil, says UK Researcher Louisville needs to keep moving forward when it comes to new innovations in water storage and treatment. That’s according to a University of Kentucky researcher who says water is likely to become a commodity – like oil – in the future. Louisville doesn’t struggle with drought as many Kentucky cities do because it’s located on […] By Stephanie Crosby Jul 16 Local News Water Could Become the New Oil, says UK Researcher Stephanie Crosby