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Moderate drought hits the Kenai Peninsula

Homer, Alaska, United States

It’s official: the Kenai Peninsula is in a moderate drought. After months of warm weather and little rain, the United States Drought Monitor designated the region abnormally dry. The drought is creating a crisis for farmers who are having to water their crops more often while at the same time their wells are drying up. There are roughly 260 farms on the peninsula.

Alaska Public Media

Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain

Homer, Alaska, United States

As lower Kenai Peninsula temperatures have soared recently, local farmers and gardeners have concerns about how June’s lack of rain and steady warm temperatures will affect their businesses in the weeks ahead.

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Plants / Kelp 20

Fish 15

Range Change / Unusual Sighting 12

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Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning 6

Infrastructure 4

Harvest Failure 3

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Transportation 2

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Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning 1

Air 1

Permafrost Change 1

Vibrio parahaemolyticus 1

Fall 32