In the midst of a summer devoid of significant rainfall, all of Massachusetts is now at least "abnormally dry" and the portion feeling the effects of a "severe drought" or worse has expanded to cover almost 75 percent of the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.The Drought Monitor, a collaboration between federal government agencies and educational institutions, on Thursday morning added large swaths of Plymouth and Bristol counties to its "severe drought" category, [...]
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