Web Directory

» 1930s Drought
   Account from CBC News of a 10-year period of drought and dust storms in the US.
   http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/agriculture/drought1930s.html

» BBC: Understanding Weather: Droughts
   Article on droughts and why they occur in the UK.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/drought.shtml

» Drought
   Background information for journalists.
   http://www.environmentwriter.org/resources/articles/natr60.htm

» Drought Comparisons
   A comparison of a drought in a more economically developed area - Texas, and a drought in a less economically developed area - Sahel.
   http://droughts.tripod.com/

» Drought of 2002
   Account from CBC News of the drought that hit Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta in 2002, searing crops and leaving livestock without feed or water.
   http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/agriculture/drought2002.html

» Monitoring and Early Warning
   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.
   http://www.earlywarning.nl/

» NOAA Economics: Extreme Events: Drought
   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.
   http://www.economics.noaa.gov/?goal=weather&file=events/drought

» NOAA's Drought Information Center
   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 .
   http://www.drought.noaa.gov/

» National Drought Mitigation Center
   The National Drought Mitigation Center provides information to help people and institutions reduce vulnerability to drought, stressing prevention and risk management.
   http://www.drought.unl.edu/

» North American Drought, a Paleo Perspective
   Highlights the importance of paleoclimate research in providing information about past droughts and natural variability. Includes maps that display droughts of the various centuries.
   http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/drought/

» U.S. Drought Monitor
   Map of U.S. drought conditions, including long-range temperature and preciptation outlooks.
   http://www.drought.unl.edu/monitor/monitor.htm

» USGS--Pacific Northwest Drought
   Status and information on daily streamflow in the Pacific Northwest States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Links to other resources.
   http://wa.water.usgs.gov/news/drought/