BARNSTABLE - Following about six months of below-average rainfall, the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has upped the drought status for … [Read more...]
Cape and Islands Drought Continues, Groundwater Receding
January 9, 2025
HYANNIS - While recent precipitation has improved conditions statewide, the Cape and Islands remain in a mild drought. The past few months has … [Read more...]
Cape And Islands Enters Level-1 Drought Designation
December 9, 2024
BARNSTABLE - Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper recently said that a Level-3 Critical Drought continues throughout … [Read more...]
Drought Hits Massachusetts, Cape and Islands Face Continued Fire Hazard
November 20, 2024
HYANNIS - Critical drought conditions have been declared across Massachusetts, and while the Cape and Islands region remains at normal levels, the … [Read more...]
Drought Designation Lifted In Martha’s Vineyard And Nantucket
April 18, 2024
OAK BLUFFS - Following several months of above-average rainfall, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has announced that Martha’s … [Read more...]
Significant Drought Reported Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket
December 14, 2023
OAK BLUFFS - Following two months of little rainfall, low groundwater levels since June, and atypical temperatures, the state has designated a Level … [Read more...]
Cape Cod Experiencing Mild Drought
June 15, 2023
HYANNIS - Cape Cod is experiencing a mild drought, according to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Cape … [Read more...]
Months of Drought Ends for Cape Cod & Islands
February 14, 2023
HYANNIS - After record-breaking warmth in January and five months of increased precipitation, the drought felt across the Cape and Islands for nine … [Read more...]
Drought Continues for Cape and Islands
January 14, 2023
HYANNIS - The Cape Cod and Islands regions continue to see drought conditions even as the rest of the state sees some relief. Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Drought Conditions Continue on Cape and Islands
December 14, 2022
HYANNIS - The Cape and Islands are among multiple regions across Massachusetts that are still under a long-term drought. The Massachusetts … [Read more...]
