Open Directory - Science: Earth Sciences: Atmospheric Sciences: Meteorology: Weather Phenomena: Drought
See also: - Account from CBC News of a 10-year period of drought and dust storms in the US. - Background information for journalists. - A comparison of a drought in a more economically developed area - Texas, and a drought in a less economically developed area - Sahel. - Account from CBC News of the drought that hit Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta in 2002, searing crops and leaving livestock without feed or water. - 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. - Severe drought conditions can profoundly impact agriculture, water resources, tourism, ecosystems, and basic human welfare. NOAA examines the economics, social benefits and cost mitigation of drought. - 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 . - The National Drought Mitigation Center provides information to help people and institutions reduce vulnerability to drought, stressing prevention and risk management. - Highlights the importance of paleoclimate research in providing information about past droughts and natural variability. Includes maps that display droughts of the various centuries. - Status and information on daily streamflow in the Pacific Northwest States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Links to other resources.
