Dive Summary:
- Major storms crossing the Midwest have come as serious relief after one of the worst droughts on record in the U.S..
- While many experts are warning not to get too complacent, rivers are certainly filling up and the ground is soaking up water from melting snow and other precipitation.
- The 2012 drought caused almost all food to rise in price last year and was disastrous for thousands of farmers across the U.S..
From the article:
The latest precipitation "is certainly helping, because a lot of it is falling in the heart of the worst drought areas," National Climatic Data Center scientist Mike Brewer said Monday. "It's helping to mitigate the impacts of the drought (by helping fill farm ponds and reservoirs), but it's not necessarily helping the agricultural side of things right now. It's not getting into the soil, where it needs to go."
