A tree ring study estimating past rainfall and drought shows the southeast USA drought was mild compared to past events
Trees may be better rain gauges than they are thermometers. From a press release of: Killer’ Southeast Drought Low on Scale, Says Study Others Were Far Worse; Population, Planning Are the Real Problems Lake Allatoona, Ga., November 2007 A 2005-2007 dry spell in the southeastern United States destroyed billions of dollars of crops, drained municipal…