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US Drought Monitor: Visit the NDMC Photo Gallery to see photos of drought conditions in California, Georgia, Ohio, and other states. If you have photos showing drought conditions, please consider submitting them to the Photo Gallery. The data cutoff for Drought Monitor maps is Tuesday at 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The maps, which are based on analysis of the data, are released each Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Moss holds key to surviving drought: study ~ By Laura Crowley: 18/12/2007 - The moss Physcomitrella's ability to survive dehydration and then regrow when watered could be applied to crops in drought-stricken areas without the addition of new genes, according to scientists who have sequenced its genome.

Surviving drought the Ozzie way— by Charles Doherty @ 04 Nov 2007: Australia is in the grip of its worst drought on record — the victim of changing weather patterns attributed to global warming, and a government that is only just starting to wake up to the severity of the position. The federal government is struggling with expensive proposals to desalinate sea water and recycle raw sewage. Meanwhile some locals have decided to meet the crisis head on.

Drought Watch - Drought Mitigation Center

Understanding and Defining Drought A discussion of the concept and definition of drought.

Drought Indices An analysis and discussion of 8 drought indices, also available as a pdf.

Predicting Drought The multiple causes of drought and their use in drought prediction.

Drought and Climate Change A short history of the Greenhouse Effect and climate change.

Drought in the Dust Bowl Years A discussion of the impacts—social, environmental, and economic—of drought in the United States in the 1930s. 

Understanding ENSO and Forecasting Drought A discussion of El Niño’s impacts and its relationship to drought. 

Reported Effects of the 1997 El Niño through October 30 An NDMC analysis of media reports. Reported Drought-related Effects of the 1997–98 El Niño for November, December, January, February, March, April An NDMC analysis of media reports. The April report contains a 6-month summary of El Niño’s worldwide effects.

The Plow that Broke the Plains The story behind the 1936 documentary made for the Farm Security Administration on the destruction and suffering associated with drought in the early 1930s. 

Planning: The Key to Surviving Drought [PDF] Drought management is often just a survival strategy. However, even survival requires that you have a plan flexible enough to deal with the individual circumstances of each drought as it comes.

Why Plan for Drought?

The Status of State Drought Plans

Managing Water: Policies and Problems

The Hydro-Illogical Cycle

The Basics of Drought Planning: A 10-Step Process This NDMC white paper is a good starting point for those new to drought planning. It is also available as a pdf.

Surviving a Drought by © Don De Beyer - May 2001: What do we consume every day? What is required for life on this planet? The answer is WATER. Like so many things, we take water for granted until we no longer have enough. Currently, there are water shortages and droughts around the world. This is nothing new; it happens all the time. Try farming in the Australian Outback. Unfortunately, it is also happening in places that traditionally did not have such worries. That is causing some people concern.

More Drought Planning Methodologies

State Drought Plans The NDMC maintains a list of links to drought plans from a number of U.S. states.

Directory of Drought Contacts Use this list to find drought planners in other U.S. states and regions

Drought Impacts in the United States A collection of impacts, links, and resource contacts for those areas of the United States affected by drought

Early Warning Systems for Drought Preparedness and Drought Management The Proceedings of an Expert Group Meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal, in September 2000

Other Drought Monitoring Tools A collection of links to sites providing information on other indices, forecasts, water supply conditions, and global climate

Drought Impacts in the United States A month-by-month summary of drought’s impacts, including links to state drought planning resources.

A Comparison of Droughts, Floods, and Hurricanes in the United States A comparison of the temporal and spatial aspects, costs and losses, and fatalities associated with 3 natural hazards.

Mitigation Tools for States Case studies and lists of mitigation tactics used by states are presented here. 

The Status of State Drought Plans U.S. states have taken the lead in creating drought plans since the 1980s. This discussion includes a map showing which states have drought plans. 

The Basics of Drought Planning: A 10-Step Process This NDMC white paper is a good starting point for those new to drought planning. It is also available as a pdf file. 

State Drought Plans and Related Documents The NDMC maintains a list of links to drought plans from a number of U.S. states.

Overview of Selected State Drought Plans—Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New York, Washington
Directory of Drought Contacts Use this list to find drought planners in other U.S. states and regions.

Federal and Regional Drought Mitigation Tools Case studies of selected federal and regional organizations with responsibility for drought response.

Links to Drought Mitigation Tools for Agricultural Producers

Water Conservation Links

Local Drought Response Information was developed by the Preparedness and Mitigation Working Group of the Western Drought Coordination Council (now on hiatus) to help municipal water suppliers compare different approaches to drought planning.

How to Reduce Drought Risk, created by the Preparedness and Mitigation Working Group of the Western Drought Coordination Council, is a guide to help planners anticipate and reduce exposure to drought.

Drought Contingency Planning: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Plans—Results of a study of the effectiveness of drought contingency plans; from the September/October 1998 issue of Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.

Management of Water Resources for Drought Conditions This paper examines the roles of government in planning for drought, including drought programs and drought-related actions of the 48 conterminous states. 

Storm Tracker One of the best, fastest, and most interesting anomaly pages yet! Check it out!

Solar Water Still Plans

Drought Survival Tips for Area Cattle Producers

Range and Pasture Management when Dealing with Drought: Every farm or ranch has poor production at times within a year or for a year or longer due to drought. One of the risks to be managed for in advance and during farming or ranching is based on whether drought occurs often or quite infrequently. Good range and pasture management will minimize the effects of drought when it occurs. A lack of available forage would indicate that the range and pasture management practices should be reviewed in relation to stocking rates and the amount of litter or forage residue maintained. Regardless of how a drought is defined, dealing with it is serious business. If drought is not planned for or managed in ways to reduce long term effects, a beef operation will become unprofitable or fail. To successfully manage in the face of drought, a producer needs to know how drought will affect plants, livestock, and management practices.

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