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| The Drought Years of 1999 Until Current |
The drought study 10 years in the making is complete. This study looks at how prevailing winds shifted in the Summer months back in the late 1990's, which has dramatically shifted rain patterns in the lee of the Appalachian Mountains most of the last decade. It provides hard data, as well as mentions natural phenomena that imply the current decade-long drought is the worst in modern times for this relatively small region.
The paper focuses specifically on Upstate South Carolina and the southern piedmont and southern foothill region of western North Carolina. It looks at rainfall amounts, and numerous other weather data, during the Summer, and the entire year, at such sites as Shelby, Hickory, Charlotte, and Greenville-Spartanburg.
I hope you find it a fascinating discussion.
Click link below to read (must have a pdf reader) Be patient as the paper loads. Can take up to 2 minutes to appear.
Historical Drought in the Lee of the Southern Appalachians
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