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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
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EN" lang="EN"><span> </span>Attached are two figures that Ferdinand Quinones sent around which put the
current 2014 drought into historical context:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span> </span></span>-First attachment illustrates the</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="hps">cumulative monthly</span> <span class="hps">average rainfall</span>
<span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">PR</span> <span class="hps">between</span>
<span class="hps">1900-2015, with the current drought illustrated by</span> <span class="hps">
the</span> <span class="hps">white dotted line</span>; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"><span> </span><span class="hps">-Second attachment shows annual</span>
<span class="hps">average</span> rainfall <span class="hps">from 1900</span> <span class="hps">
– 2014; with most severe droughts</span> <span class="hps">(less than 60</span> <span class="hps">
inches a year</span>) indicated by red lines.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>
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</span>UGA PhD student, Jessica Chappel spent the summer doing an internship with DRNA and reports that in mid-June PRASA applied to DRNA for permission to remove more water from the Blanco River on the south side of El Yunque, but they were denied the permit
as it would not allow the Blano intake to comply with the minimum flow regulations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>I haven’t seen any updates on the cloud-seeding project that Jessica indicated that the island decided to fund...?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best, CP<br>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr. Catherine M. Pringle<br>
Distinguished Research Professor<br>
Odum School of Ecology<br>
The University of Georgia<br>
Athens, GA. 30602-2602<br>
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cpringle@uga.edu<br>
Phone: (706) 542-1120<br>
Fax #: (706) 542-3344<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> luq <luq-bounces@lists.lternet.edu> on behalf of Jess Zimmerman <jesskz@ites.upr.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 24, 2015 8:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LUQ-LTER<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LTER-luq] Danny downgraded to a tropical depression</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Tropical storm Danny was downgraded to a tropical depression overnight and will be passing to the south as it dissipates. The Weather Service is predicting a cm or so of rain tomorrow, so this may not even impact the drought that much. We will
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<div>Jess K. Zimmerman<br>
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<div>Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program<br>
Department Environmental Sciences<br>
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br>
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LTER Program Office: 2867<br>
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