The Charles River's water level is estimated to have dropped about six feet at Millennium Park in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood, revealing many areas that are normally underwater.
The Boston area is down about nine inches below normal rainfall, according to NBC10 Boston Chief Meteorologist Matt Noyes.
"If you look at the gauges up and down the Charles River, they can measure just how much water flow there is, we're actually about 10% of normal right now," said Noyes."It's extremely dry." "In 2016, in 2020, and now in 2022, this is at least the third year, if not more, out of the last 10, where we've seen pretty significant rainfall deficits during the summer months," said David Boutt, hydrogeology professor at UMass Amherst."This switching back and forth to really dry conditions followed by really wet conditions seems to be becoming more frequent in recent years," he said."I think part of that has to do with changes in atmospheric circulation.
"The Charles River tends to respond when you get rainfall, and what we need to do is get a good amount of rain to come down in order to raise that level. That's not going to happen any time in the immediate future," said Noyes."You may have noticed already acorns are beginning to drop, hickory nuts are beginning to drop, we're starting to see some of these changes from nature that are indicating the trees are stressed.
Anne Carroll, director of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Office of Water Resources, said the forecast for August is predicting below normal rainfall, which may exacerbate drought conditions. She urges residents to conserve water according to state and local guidelines, especially in areas experiencing significant and critical drought.
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