Denise Gutzmer<p>Drought expanded in parts of the Southwest, South, and Eastern US this week on the US <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> Monitor, even as it eased in adjacent areas. Drought coverage decreased slightly to 43.59%, a drop of 0.82 points. Soil moisture is low in parts of the country as planting season nears.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DroughtMonitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroughtMonitor</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USDroughtMonitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDroughtMonitor</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Current</span><span class="invisible">Map.aspx</span></a></p>