Drought deepened in the Southeast after a warm and dry week. Some locations in Alabama set top-ten dryness records in October following a seasonably dry September, according to National Weather Service Huntsville, Alabama. As a result, drought has rapidly developed in the state over the past two months, with extreme drought expanding this week from 11.58% to 28.7%. #drought #drought2023 #science #climate #USA #news #Southeast #Alabama #Florida #Georgia