Drought Conditions Lead to Crop Failure, Wildfires in South

Published on November 21, 2023

Rain on Nov. 21 brought some much-needed relief to parts of the southeast that have been experiencing severe drought in many areas due to a lack of rainfall in September and October. Elijah Worley, a climatologist at the Tennessee Climate Office (TCO) at East Tennessee State University, said in an email to The Epoch Times that the drought conditions in Tennessee, particularly since October, have led to impacts to crop yields as well as excessive buildup of fuel for wildfires. The lack of rainfall has also caused groundwater and water supplies to reach lows and some areas running out of water completely, including residents near Tennessee’s largest state park on the Cumberland Plateau which briefly lost water altogether as a raw water pump went down over the weekend....

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