Dry wells; fires burning deeper; Connecticut River Valley streams, rivers drying up in New Hampshire
8/31/2022 12:50:22 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
New Hampshire
Belknap County, NH
Carroll County, NH
Cheshire County, NH
Coos County, NH
Grafton County, NH
Hillsborough County, NH
Merrimack County, NH
Rockingham County, NH
Strafford County, NH
Sullivan County, NH
Start Date: 8/25/2022
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As drought intensified in parts of New Hampshire, wells have been running dry, and wildfire activity has climbed. The usual summer reprieve from fires when trees are green did not happen this year, per the chief of the New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau. Fire activity has been most intense in the southern part of the state where drought is worst. Some of the fires have burned a foot down into the soil and take a long time to extinguish. Finding water sources for firefighting has been more challenging, too. Streams and rivers were drying up in the Connecticut River Valley.
New Hampshire Bulletin (Concord), Aug 25, 2022
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