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Photographer's description:
Stressed trees on fishing pond hillside, Mitchell
Memorial Forest
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Photographer |
Ron Ciminero |
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Date taken |
August 14, 2007 |
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Location |
Cleves, Ohio (Hamilton
County)
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Event |
Drought impact -
vegetation stress |
Additional notes
These trees are showing serious signs of drought
stress through early autumn coloration and shedding of their leaves. In deciduous
trees, curling, marginal browning, shedding, and early autumn coloration
of leaves are well-known responses to drought. In conifers,
drought may cause yellowing and browning of needle tips.
Southern Ohio continues to be plagued with
much-below average rainfall for most of 2007. Currently, the
U.S. Drought
Monitor has classified much of the southern half of Ohio as D1 and D2, or moderate
and severe drought respectively.
Portions of far southern Ohio, including portions of Hamilton County, have been
classified as D3, or extreme drought. D3 conditions extend
southward into parts of northern Kentucky. In Cincinnati, total
rainfall for the summer (June through August) was close to only a third
of normal. This was the third driest such period on record.
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