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Drought conditions lessen across Connecticut
For the first time in months, there is an improvement in drought conditions across Connecticut. On Thursday, U.S. Drought Monitor said a section of the southwest Connecticut shoreline from Greenwich to around Westport is now under an “abnormally dry” classification, a reduction in intensity from the moderate drought rating from a week ago. Farther away from the shoreline, areas from New Canaan to Danbury/Newtown to the southern half of New Haven County are in a “moderate drought,” a change from the “severe drought” status from last week. “A late-winter…