BOSTON — Lawns, crops and rivers across the Bay State are all super thirsty this summer as drought conditions continue to worsen with no end in sight.
The severe and moderate drought conditions have triggered water bans in a growing number of communities. Local rivers are at record lows because of the lack of rain, and farmers are facing a very difficult growing season.
“I’m really shocked by how low some of the stream flows are, and how low water tables are,” David Boutt, a professor in the UMass Amherst Department of Geosciences, told The Boston Herald this week. “It’s shocking how quickly the stream levels dropped off.”
