NEW MEXICO STILL RANKS WORST IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO DROUGHT…BUT CONDITIONS AREN'T AS BAD AS THEY WERE A FEW MONTHS AGO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST DEIRDRE KANN SAYS SUMMER RAINS HAVEN'T FILLED LAKES AND RESERVOIRS…BUT THE IMPACT OF THE MONSOONS CAN BE SEEN IN OTHER AREAS. SHE TELLS US IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN IN THE HEALTH OF THE SOIL AND IN GRASSES THAT ARE FINALLY GREENING UP THIS SUMMER.
THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHOWS LESS THAN HALF THE STATE IS NOW IN EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT.
