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Drought conditions continue to worsen across Massachusetts
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (408+ words) We’ve seen plenty of weekend rainfall across Massachusetts and New England since the start of meteorological spring, March 1, but the amount of precipitation has been nowhere near what the region needs to get out of this prolonged drought. Massachusetts officials…...
Springfield schools to dismiss students early Tuesday due to heat advisory
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (160+ words) With a heat advisory issued for Tuesday, Springfield will dismiss all public school students early, the district announced. “Stay cool and be safe!,“ the district wrote on its website Monday evening. ”After school activities are canceled.” A surge of early-season…...
April’s dry spell pushes parts of Massachusetts back into drought
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (391+ words) Just a month ago, those areas were making headway in pulling out of the drought (they were downgraded to “mild drought” status in early April) after a very snowy winter provided much-needed snowmelt in March. Also, the southeastern and western…...
‘Buried treasures’: Cars unearthed by melting snow pile in Somerville
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (693+ words) Dude, where’s my car? Hopefully, not sitting under hundreds of tons of snow. As the New England winter gives way to the warmth of springtime, it may be hard to think back to the chaos of this year’s historic snowfall....
Massachusetts drought eases as snowmelt, rains replenish state
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (344+ words) Excessive snowmelt from one of New England’s stormiest winters in years and sorely needed consistent rainfall have drastically improved the drought conditions across Massachusetts, officials said Wednesday night. Normal conditions have returned to the southeastern part of the state and…...
Say it ain’t snow: With temperatures dropping, parts of Massachusetts could see a return of snow showers tonight
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (315+ words) As April continues to bring a dynamic weather pattern across New England, as it usually does this time of year, we will see the chance of snow returning to portions of Massachusetts Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday....
How might climate change affect Cambridge and Somerville?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (582+ words) What follows is part of the Globe’s weekly Camberville & beyond newsletter, which explores the latest from Cambridge and Somerville. You can read the full March 19 edition here. Reading about the extraordinary heat wave out West this week, I thought back…...
Worcester restricts outdoor water use as Mass. drought deepens
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) City officials in Worcester announced a ban on nonessential outdoor water use on Wednesday, as central Massachusetts deals with critical drought status. In a statement posted to social media, the city also ordered golf course operators to reduce irrigation of…...