Dry conditions harm vegetation on Hawaii's Big Island
9/11/2022 1:22:54 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Hawaii County, HI
Start Date: 8/1/2022
- End Date: 9/8/2022
Below-normal rainfall on the Big Island began to degrade pastures along the windward slopes, which are normally wetter. Water levels in stock ponds in the Hamakua area were dropping. The Leilani brushfire was brought under control in mid-August after consuming nearly 20,000 acres. Pasture conditions were very poor along the lower slopes of the Kau District, and satellite-based vegetation health data showed degraded conditions across most of the South Kohala District and in the North Kona District to the north of the Hualalai volcano.
Big Island Video News (Hilo, Hawaii), Sept. 8, 2022
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