Alarmed by a continuing drought that is endangering their crops, citrus growers in southern Israel have asked the government to allocate more water for irrigation. But water is in short supply throughout the country, and the government is not likely to give more than mere sympathy. Nor can the fruit farmers expect much of a break in the weather. Israeli Meteorologist Leo Krown has predicted that through January, local rainfall will be below normal —and the Brooklyn-born scientist speaks with authority. In each of the past 16 years, he reports in the Journal of Applied Meteorology, his new method for...
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