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NOAA's Drought Information Center - http://www.drought.noaa.gov/
A collection of sites related to drought and climate conditions in the United States (and some individual states). It includes current reports, outlooks, and indices used for drought and moisture monitoring . |
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North American Drought, a Paleo Perspective - http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/drought/
Highlights the importance of paleoclimate research in providing information about past droughts and natural variability. Includes maps that display droughts of the various centuries. |
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National Drought Mitigation Center - http://drought.unl.edu
The National Drought Mitigation Center provides information to help people and institutions reduce vulnerability to drought, stressing prevention and risk management. |
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U.S. Drought Monitor - http://www.drought.unl.edu/monitor/monitor.htm
Map of U.S. drought conditions, including long-range temperature and preciptation outlooks. |
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Drought - http://www.environmentwriter.org/resources/articles/natr60.htm
Background information for journalists. |
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Monitoring and Early Warning - http://www.earlywarning.nl/
Maps providing monthly updated, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe, with methodology discussions. |
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USGS--Pacific Northwest Drought - http://wa.water.usgs.gov/news/drought/
Status and information on daily streamflow in the Pacific Northwest States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Links to other resources. |
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Prairie drought of 2001 - http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/agriculture/
CBC News reports on the drought of 2001 in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and other parts of Canada. |
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Drought Comparisons - http://droughts.tripod.com/
A comparison of a drought in a more economically developed area - Texas, and a drought in a less economically developed area - Sahel. |