Driest droughts. Medical search. Frequent questions

This edition expands the geographical coverage of the first edition and combines rainfall data with other socio-economic indicators to reveal the hotspots where the populations are most vulnerable to drought. (unescap.org)
Courtney Weatherby, a research analyst and expert on the Mekong at the Stimson Center think tank in Washington, D.C., said the main cause of the drought on the Mekong is low rainfall. (rfa.org)
Italy is at risk of a serious drought as its rivers and lakes suffer from a severe lack of water due to little or no rainfall over the winter, the Legambiente environmental group has warned. (wantedinrome.com)
The conditions, which have almost completely deprived some areas of rainfall all summer, have prompted the National Drought Group (NDG) to move parts of the South West, parts of southern and central England, and the East of England into official drought status. (thejournal.ie)
We see forest fuels that are drying out until we have a significant amount of rainfall, which as we know is not in the current forecast," said Kimberly Kelly, a spokesperson for the Coastal Fire Centre. (ctvnews.ca)
The state's driest January on record was in 1984, when the 30-day average precipitation in the state reached 0.33 of an inch (0.84 cm), under one method used to gauge rainfall statewide, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Mathews. (huffpost.com)
With the official measurement of this January's rainfall coming within a few days, it is shaping up to be the fourth driest January on record in the state, Mathews said. (huffpost.com)
According to the latest map of the Combined Drought Indicator, 47% of Europe is currently sitting at a warning condition level, indicating that rainfall has been less than usual and soil moisture is in deficit. (euspaceimaging.com)
Northern Illinois is also dry, and if lack of rainfall persists, could be considered in the coming weeks. (icl.coop)
If you live in a low-rainfall area or have sandy, free-draining soil, dry gardens might be the ideal style for your backyard. (gardeningetc.com)
If there were three years of average rainfall and then a seven-year drought, what would happen? (austinmonitor.com)
In this episode of the SA Drought Hub podcast, we hear from the University of Adelaide's Associate Professor Matt Denton (left in photo) about the project he's leading on feedbase management for improved drought resilience in low to medium-rainfall regions. (sadroughthub.com.au)
Beginning in March 2013, improved rainfall across the Midwest, southern Mississippi Valley, and Great Plains began gradually alleviating drought in these areas, while drought continued to intensify in the Western United States. (wikipedia.org)
The drought continued to steadily intensify along with a decline in rainfall which is still ongoing. (wikipedia.org)
Drought is a prolonged period of dry weather caused by lack of rainfall, resulting in water shortage. (cdc.gov)
Dry periods of below-average rainfall are experienced throughout the United States: they can be relatively short or last years, and can cover both large and small areas. (cdc.gov)
It's found in the soil of dry, low rainfall areas. (cdc.gov)

2023 has just begun but it is showing worrying signs in terms of extreme weather events, drought levels", said Legambiente director Giorgio Zampetti, who warned that prolonged droughts affect not only agriculture and industry but also upsets the balance of the ecosystem. (wantedinrome.com)
With conditions drying out in 2023, many producers are concerned about whether their feedbase will get them through the season. (sadroughthub.com.au)

By February 2018, after dry autumn and winter weather across many states, drought has reached its highest levels since the spring of 2014. (nasa.gov)
It depicts areas of drought on February 27, 2018, in progressive shades of orange to red. (nasa.gov)
As of February 27, 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry, and 31 percent of the country was affected by some level of drought-17 percent in severe to extreme drought. (nasa.gov)
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry. (nasa.gov)
Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States. (nasa.gov)
However, this second edition of Ready for the Dry Years reveals that the severity of two drought events during 2015-2016 and 2018-2020 exceed anything recorded in the past two decades, since the major El Niño of 1997-1998. (unescap.org)
In 2018, a severe drought brought Cape Town close to "Day Zero," when it could have become the world's first major city to run out of water. (cnn.com)

In North Dakota, where more than two-thirds of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought - the two worst categories - some areas are passing local bans. (claimsjournal.com)
An Exceptional Drought wasn't being experienced anywhere in the west a year ago. (khak.com)
And roughly one-third of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought - the highest levels on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale. (hppr.org)
Some parts of western Kansas have been experiencing extreme or exceptional drought since the beginning of this year. (hppr.org)
The U.S. Drought Monitor says the entire state is currently experiencing abnormally dry conditions and nearly 17% of the land area is in exceptional drought, the most extreme category. (kmts.com)

The change between the rainy season and the current drought is most apparent when viewed from above by satellite. (rfa.org)
If the current drought continues, similarly stark consequences lie ahead. (vox.com)
The current drought in Texas has been unprecedented relative to the century-long observed record in a number of ways: the record-low precipitation, the extreme summer heat, and the enormous wildfires. (texasclimatenews.org)
In addition to this website, MSU Enviroweather's degree-day feature, historical data archive and crop-specific models are also insightful and useful tools to monitor current drought conditions, weigh other potential risks and plan ahead. (migcsa.org)

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (nasa.gov)
Certainly from a geographical footprint, it's right up there with the '50s and '30s at over 60 percent," says climatologist Mark Svoboda of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (kpbs.org)
If I had to pinpoint one thing that really drove the drought to where we are right now, it was the heat of last summer," said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the University of Nebraska's National Drought Mitigation Center. (vox.com)

Nearly all of Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, and Colorado are now afflicted by drought conditions. (nasa.gov)
After emerging last year from a five-year drought, California is creeping back toward seriously dry conditions. (nasa.gov)
The historically dry conditions mean the eight large wildfires currently burning across Oregon could continue spewing smoke into October - and new fires could still ignite. (seattletimes.com)
According to the latest map of the Combined Drought Indicator, which is based on July data, 47 per cent of the territory is in 'warning' conditions which means there is a deficit of moisture in the soil, and 17 per cent is in alert conditions where vegetation is stressed. (dailymail.co.uk)
With parts of the UK experiencing the driest conditions since the drought of 1976, experts have warned that the source of the River Thames has dried up for the first time on record. (dailymail.co.uk)
And actually, there's not even "abnormally dry" conditions. (cpr.org)
In Colorado, it's the first time there's been no drought - moderate, severe, extreme or exceptional - or dry conditions since the monitor began keeping the records 19 years ago. (cpr.org)
Finnessey said abnormally dry conditions could return to some areas of the state by the end of summer, but that it will likely take longer than usual because of how wet it's been. (cpr.org)
Some rain and snow may still fall, but the National Weather Service's seasonal forecast projects that drought conditions will persist across the Western US through May, the end of the current forecast period. (vox.com)
Farmers quickly began singling out Jabal, not merely for its ability to adapt to drought conditions, but also for its distinctive black spike, its high yields and the tastiness of the bread made from it. (croptrust.org)
Some regions of the American West are experiencing their worst drought conditions in more than a century this year, said Jennifer Balch, director of Earth Lab at the University of Colorado. (claimsjournal.com)
Officials said El Niño and heat waves caused the recent falloff in rain, but added that drought conditions have been intensifying the past four years and gradually lowering reservoir levels. (kfor.com)
The heat and dry conditions have also taken their toll on agriculture. (thejournal.ie)
By selecting the best plants that tolerate these dry conditions, a beautiful, thriving landscape can be made possible. (gardeningknowhow.com)
Still, "this summer was certainly the driest one in recent memory," he said, and dry conditions started particularly early in the season. (buylocalfood.org)
Due to the dry conditions, birds flocked to the fruits for their moisture and pecked away. (buylocalfood.org)
Older trees typically hold up well during dry conditions, though Harris has some concerns that the drought could affect them later down the line. (buylocalfood.org)
Brad Morse, owner of Outlook Farm in Westhampton, said that the season "did get pretty dry," but that most of the farm's fruit trees are old enough that the dry conditions do not have a significant impact. (buylocalfood.org)
However, the percentage of the state experiencing actual drought conditions is much worse. (khak.com)
However, conditions deteriorated significantly across Minnesota and northern Iowa, most notably in several large patches in Iowa and adjacent Minnesota, where extreme drought (D3) was introduced. (khak.com)
East of the river, drought conditions are almost nowhere to be found. (khak.com)
To establish a longer-range record, scientists at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have analyzed tree-ring data and calculated how drought conditions dating back hundreds of years (to 1550 in Texas) ranked on the standard Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). (texasclimatenews.org)
Positive numbers on the PDSI represent wet conditions and negative numbers indicate dry conditions. (texasclimatenews.org)
Texas' average PDSI this past summer (June through August) was -5.37 - the lowest, indicating the most severe drought conditions, since the start of the instrumental record in 1895. (texasclimatenews.org)
Drier than normal conditions are forecasted for the next three months in large areas of Europe, impacting already reduced water volume. (euspaceimaging.com)
a river that is also currently affected by the drought conditions facing Italy. (euspaceimaging.com)
Conditions have deteriorated over the past year due to drier conditions, warmer temperatures and a higher level of evaporation. (kmts.com)
Drought conditions are always troubling, but MSU Extension resources are available to help producers and landowners make the best management decisions for them. (migcsa.org)
In the face of drought conditions and its adverse effects on growing conditions in 2012, Michigan State University Extension took several steps to support farmers, gardeners and landowners in managing drought conditions. (migcsa.org)
While experts are not yet predicting a drought as extreme as 2012, some areas of the state have already hit drought status, which makes this site a relevant resource for current conditions. (migcsa.org)
Growers of all cropping systems, nurseries and gardens can find useful, scientifically backed information with topics ranging from plant to pest management in dry conditions. (migcsa.org)
The MSU Extension drought resources page provides timely information to agricultural producers as weather conditions impact their operation. (migcsa.org)
From planning the optimum use of space to selecting plants which are ideal for dry conditions, we've got all the advice you'll need. (gardeningetc.com)
Drought-hardy plants prefer basking in full sun, but many dry gardens, especially those in the city, have areas of shade too, so it's important to assess the light levels throughout your plot, and match up each area with plants that enjoy those conditions. (gardeningetc.com)
And in that case, the projected levels would be approximating the low flow conditions of 1956-the end of the great drought-and the minimum flow that's ever been recorded there,' at the springs. (austinmonitor.com)
According to the European Drought Observatory, 64% of European Union territory is under drought warning or alert conditions. (globalconstructionreview.com)
The observatory said Europe has been experiencing a severe-to-extreme drought since the beginning of 2022, with forecasts for the coming months still pointing to drier-than-normal conditions. (globalconstructionreview.com)
Given that drought conditions will likely increase even more in the future due to the ongoing climate crisis, our results highlight the vulnerability of large aquifers, and thus the alteration of the most important freshwater resource in this area of the United States," Steidle said. (uibk.ac.at)
They can affect all regions in Europe, but the south is especially vulnerable because of the generally drier conditions in the baseline climate. (europa.eu)
Soaring temperatures, tinder-dry forests and gusting winds are trademark fire weather conditions. (europa.eu)
Get timely updates on local drought conditions, outlooks, and impacts from NIDIS and its partners. (drought.gov)
Low snowfall amounts in winter, coupled with the intense summer heat from La Niña, caused drought-like conditions to migrate northward from the southern United States, wreaking havoc on crops and water supply. (wikipedia.org)
citation needed] At its peak in July 2012, it covered approximately 81 percent of the contiguous United States with at least abnormally dry (D0) conditions. (wikipedia.org)
Out of that 81%, 64% was designated as at least moderate drought (D1) conditions. (wikipedia.org)
By June 2013, approximately the eastern half of the United States was drought-free, while conditions continued to gradually improve across the Plains. (wikipedia.org)
The drought was set in motion when strongly positive Arctic oscillation and North Atlantic oscillation conditions removed winter storms from the U.S. the winter of 2011-2012. (wikipedia.org)
Dry conditions could be noticed immediately, and contributed to a weak tornado season in the U.S. The strongest tornado outbreak of 2012 occurred on March 2, after most snow had melted. (wikipedia.org)
In many areas, the only way for drought conditions to be significantly alleviated in the short-term would be for a discrete, long-lived, and large system (such as a tropical cyclone) to impact the area. (wikipedia.org)
The June 2012 North American derecho and other strong storms in late June and early July did not appear to ease drought conditions, as the rainwater ran off rapidly from the affected areas. (wikipedia.org)
Although drought/dry conditions are likely to drop at least one category level in the Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, and Northern Plains as well as portions of the Ohio River Valley, it is expected to have both short-term and long-term impacts across nearly the entire affected area. (wikipedia.org)
implies persistence of dry conditions for the next 2 to 3 years", which coincides with the 2012-15 drought. (wikipedia.org)
Severe drought conditions can negatively affect air quality. (cdc.gov)
The association between drought conditions and increased occupational psychosocial stress among U.S. farmers: an occupational cohort study. (cdc.gov)
A longitudinal linear mixed effects model was used to estimate the change in job strain ratio, a continuous metric of occupational psychosocial stress , during drought conditions measured with a 12-month standardized precipitation index. (cdc.gov)
Results: During the growing season, the job strain ratio increased by 0.031 (95% CI: 0.012, 0.05) during drought conditions, an amount equivalent to a one-half standard deviation change (Cohen's D = 0.5), compared to non-drought conditions. (cdc.gov)
Typical sanitation systems may be poorly suited for some of the conditions in which humanitarian emergencies can occur, such as in drought-prone regions. (cdc.gov)
Urine-diversion dry toilets (UDDTs) are one potential alternative sanitation option which can be used in these conditions. (cdc.gov)

BONN, Germany (7 December 2022) - After years of hard work, a new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat developed by plant breeders and genebank staff at the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) working in close collaboration with local farmers, with support from the Crop Trust, has been officially released for cultivation in Morocco. (croptrust.org)
Indeed, Morocco suffered the worst drought in 30 years in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Moroccan Ministry of Water and Logistics . (croptrust.org)
But is 2022 one of the worst drought years in the state's history? (hppr.org)
But even with how dry it's been this year, 2022 doesn't come close to being the driest in Kansas history. (hppr.org)
Out of 358 Kansas weather stations measuring precipitation, none have recorded their driest-ever 40-day period in 2022. (hppr.org)
According to the report " Drought in Europe " released in July 2022 by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Global Drought Observatory, a staggering portion of Europe is currently exposed to warning and alert drought levels. (euspaceimaging.com)
In July 2022, Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern and central regions affected by drought due to continued severe heat waves devastating agriculture production and threatening power supplies. (euspaceimaging.com)

You can access county-level SPEI data from 1895-2016, while county level USDM, Palmer Drought Severity Index, and Standard Precipitation Index data are available from 2000-2016. (cdc.gov)

More than 63 percent of the country in the lower 48 states is experiencing drought, leading some to compare the summer of 2012 to the droughts of the 1950s and even the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s. (kpbs.org)
So is it even fair to compare this summer's drought to the devastating droughts in the 1950s, or even the Dust Bowl years? (kpbs.org)
If Texas experiences a drought as severe as the drought of the 1950s, Barton Springs could go dry unless pumpage from the Barton Springs portion of the Edwards Aquifer just south of Austin were halted. (austinmonitor.com)
She said if we had a drought similar to the 1950s, the springs would run dry at the end of seven years with the current level of pumpage. (austinmonitor.com)
Its area was comparable to the droughts in the 1930s and 1950s. (wikipedia.org)

Technology and techniques developed from previous droughts like the Dust Bowl are helping to save some of today's crops, but there's no substitute for water. (kpbs.org)
This summer's drought continues to wilt and bake crops from Ohio to the Great Plains and beyond. (kpbs.org)
The development of hybrid crops that are better able to withstand heat and drought is one of the only reasons the Hildenbrands have a chance of a small crop this year. (kpbs.org)
At that time, farms dried up , crops struggled to survive and the agricultural economy suffered. (cpr.org)
Now farmers may be praying for the water to dry up so they can plant their crops more than they're praying for rain to water them. (cpr.org)
The development of Jabal is just one example of researchers using the wild cousins of domesticated crops, exploring their potential and crossing them with cultivated plants until the crop contains the desired traits of the wild relative, such as drought or pest resistance. (croptrust.org)
The NFU also said "tinder dry" standing crops and parched grass posed a huge risk of fires spreading. (thejournal.ie)
Still, the drought can cause issues even for crops that are usually not as affected. (buylocalfood.org)
A prolonged drought could portend further economic and environmental setbacks for the nation's most populous state, which has already lost both crops and jobs to the dry weather. (huffpost.com)

The hidden ruins of the ancient Bridge of Nero, or Pons Neronianus, emerge from the Tiber river bed in Rome due to this summer's drought. (wantedinrome.com)

But this year, with much of the state and nearly all of Hampshire County under a moderate drought, Red Fire undertook an irrigation project each week. (buylocalfood.org)
In the first week of August in 2020, just over a third of Iowa (34 percent) was in a Moderate Drought. (khak.com)

Establishing this agenda will require Member States to adopt an ASEAN declaration on drought, support cross-sectoral initiatives for drought adaptation, and address human and ecosystem vulnerabilities in drought hotspots. (unescap.org)
A new study by an international group of researchers, including three scientists from the department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, offers critical insights into the immediate impact of meteorological drought on vegetation across Europe. (lu.se)
Reduced vegetation productivity, shifts in vegetation composition, loss of biodiversity, and a decline in essential ecosystem services, follows in the aftermath of droughts with dire social, ecological and economic consequences. (lu.se)
This oversight is significant because understanding how drought affects vegetation growth at an ecosystem level is vital for crop planning, efficient water resource management, ecosystem restoration, and drought risk mitigation. (lu.se)

The Statesman Journal reports Friday that forecast in the report released this week means that the state's existing drought could get worse. (seattletimes.com)
California officials say the drought gripping the U.S. West is so severe it could cause one of the state's most important reservoirs to reach historic lows by late August, closing most boat ramps and shutting down a hydroelectric power plant during the peak demand of the hottest part of the summer. (apnews.com)

In those exceptionally dry years of the 1930s, farmers and ranchers plowed up the Great Plains to plant wheat. (kpbs.org)
A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat named Jabal, which means "mountain" in local Arabic, developed together by farmers and scientists in a decades-long project, has been released for cultivation in Morocco. (croptrust.org)
Jabal, which means "mountain" in Arabic, was singled out by farmers in consultations with crop breeders because it adapted so well to drought, a common stress in its main cultivation areas. (croptrust.org)
Unlike other durum wheat varieties grown in the region, Jabal's wild genes enabled it to thrive despite some of the worst droughts farmers had seen in decades. (croptrust.org)
When plant breeders and farmers tested new durum wheat varieties between 2017 and 2021, the resilience of Jabal was immediately highlighted as a series of intense droughts across multiple sites saw it flourish and continue to produce grains, while all commercial varieties of durum failed. (croptrust.org)
We are better prepared than ever before for periods of dry weather, but we will continue to closely monitor the situation, including impacts on farmers and the environment, and take further action as needed. (thejournal.ie)
David Boutt, a hydrogeologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said the drought began at a particularly poor time for farmers. (buylocalfood.org)
Perhaps a bit of a clunky analogy but nevertheless it paints the picture of what it may be like for the Australian farmers when waiting for rain during this prolonged drought. (bushmantanks.com.au)
Certain populations, such as the elderly and farmers whose livelihoods depend on water, can also be more vulnerable to the effects of drought. (cdc.gov)
Evidence has shown agricultural communities to be particularly susceptible to drought, but there is a limited understanding of how drought may impact occupational stress in farmers. (cdc.gov)
Conclusions: Our results suggest a previously unidentified association between drought and increased occupational psychosocial stress among farmers. (cdc.gov)

Rather, it's one that recognizes the unsettling reality for California: Our expectation of what counts as normal was set during an anomalously wet epoch in the climatic history of the now-American West, and these warmer, drier seasons that prime our forests for explosive wildfires are in fact "normal. (latimes.com)
During drought, there is an increased risk for wildfires and dust storms. (cdc.gov)

Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014. (nasa.gov)

Three consecutive years of drought have depleted California's water storage, brought hardship to the agricultural sector, and led to stringent emergency conservation measures in cities throughout the state. (publicceo.com)
Recurring droughts are a part of California's climate, and by modernizing how we allocate our water resources during times of scarcity we can be better prepared for the coming year-and future droughts. (publicceo.com)
Ryan Jensen saw the impacts of California's last major drought firsthand while working for the Community Water Center in the San Joaquin Valley. (vox.com)
The survey findings make it "likely that California's drought will run through a fourth consecutive year," it said. (huffpost.com)

The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years. (nasa.gov)
The Ready for the Dry Years publication series is part of the effort to mobilize a region-wide action as the drought risk intensifies. (unescap.org)
More than half of Europe is now under a warning for drought that is on course to become its worst in 500 years as Germany 's most-important river is running dry. (dailymail.co.uk)
The rain may be tapering off for much of the Front Range, but for the first time in a long time - 19 years, actually - it's not "dry" out. (cpr.org)
As Italy faced its worst drought in 70 years last summer, the archbishop of Milan prayed for rain while in Rome the river Tiber levels dropped to reveal the remains of the ancient Pons Neronianus or Bridge of Nero. (wantedinrome.com)
A DROUGHT HAS been declared for parts of England following the driest summer for 50 years. (thejournal.ie)
Some of this work is also done during non-drought years, Harris said, but "this season has just been, every single week, the trees need to be watered. (buylocalfood.org)
And according to the federal government's National Climatic Data Center, there was apparently only one other year during the last 461 years when Texas had a drought so severe. (texasclimatenews.org)
Both the instrumental and reconstructed PDSI records indicate that "severe" or "extreme" statewide summer drought (PDSI below -3) occurred in about 1 in 15 years. (texasclimatenews.org)
Extreme" statewide summer droughts (PDSI below -4) such as 2011 and 1956 are seen in about 1 in 40 years in both the instrumental and reconstructed records. (texasclimatenews.org)
Based on historical data, he said, the years that top the charts for drought and heat in Kansas history came during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s - particularly 1934 and 1936 - and then in 1956, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983, 2000 and 2011-2012. (hppr.org)
suffering its worst drought in 70 years. (euspaceimaging.com)
An international team including Simon Steidle from the Quaternary Research Group at the Department of Geology at the University of Innsbruck has reconstructed the evolution of groundwater in the Great Basin, USA - one of the driest regions on Earth - up to 350,000 years into the past with unprecedented accuracy. (uibk.ac.at)
Droughts can last from weeks to several years. (europa.eu)
Moderate to severe drought continues to impact and worsen throughout the western United States, with some portions of the United States being afflicted by the drought for over three years. (wikipedia.org)
For many locations, the calendar year of 2013 was the driest year in over 130 years. (wikipedia.org)
Cycles of drought have affected North America for the last 10,000 years. (cdc.gov)
You can view the number of weeks or months of drought in a given year, compare years, and even look at data seasonally or by different levels of drought severity. (cdc.gov)

Ultimately this means that growth in the severity and geographic extent of droughts is only expected to continue as the climate crisis deepens. (unescap.org)
Both of these are key factors for the severity of this year's drought," Weatherby said. (rfa.org)
Instrumental weather records used to measure drought severity don't go back much before the 20th century. (texasclimatenews.org)
CDC's Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network) allows users to track the duration and severity of drought over time throughout the country. (cdc.gov)
These include drought severity, geographical location, existing health and sanitation infrastructure, and available resources to alleviate drought-related health effects. (cdc.gov)

It is the fourth time in two decades that the entire state has been classified as abnormally dry or in drought. (kmts.com)

Fleur Dawes, an activist from In Defense of Animals, walks on a dried pond in the Tule Elk Reserve in Point Reyes National Seashore, California in August 2020. (vox.com)
To gain a comprehensive understanding, researchers utilized in this study an array of remotely sensed vegetation indicators combined with climate data to examine how vegetation responds to drought across European biomes during the period from 2000 to 2020. (lu.se)

Droughts come for a year, or two, or even 10 - and then end. (latimes.com)
SALEM, Ore. - A climate prediction report issued by the National Weather Service says Oregon will remain hot, dry and smoky well into autumn this year. (seattletimes.com)
The 84-year-old was too young to remember much about the Dust Bowl droughts of the 1930s - other than he and his father dragged their mattresses outdoors to sleep at night. (kpbs.org)
In May of this year, the board limited surface water diversions (a process called "curtailment") for thousands of water users for the first time since the 1976-77 drought. (publicceo.com)
That's a far cry from this time last year when 65 percent of the state was experiencing drought . (cpr.org)
This year, the Mekong River is as dry as anyone can remember, threatening the livelihoods of tens of millions of people from the mountains of northern Laos to the delta region of southern Vietnam. (rfa.org)
One of the fishermen, named Chai, said the water level in mid-February was what it's usually like after two more months of the dry season during the Songkran festival when both Thais and Lao celebrate the lunar New Year in mid-April. (rfa.org)
This time last year, the West was relatively drought-free after a wet winter in 2019. (vox.com)
Over the past year, the drought has been building due to a lack of rain, a weak summer monsoon in the Southwest, and intense summer heat waves. (vox.com)
Several Utah cities are banning people from setting off their own fireworks this year during the record drought, but many Republicans are against a statewide prohibition. (claimsjournal.com)
It comes after the driest July on record for some areas and the driest first half of the year since 1976. (thejournal.ie)
In Hadley, Barstow's Dairy Store and Bakery at Longview Farm lost nearly a quarter of its corn crop this year due to the drought, according to Denise Barstow, marketing and education manager at the farm. (buylocalfood.org)
A year ago, 6.16% of Iowa was experiencing an Extreme Drought. (khak.com)
This year may go down as the driest MMORPG drought in history. (keenandgraev.com)
There was only one other year in almost five centuries when Texas' summer drought was as severe as it was in 2011, federal climate experts have concluded. (texasclimatenews.org)
The frequency of severe one-year statewide droughts appears not to have significantly changed between the "paleo" period (1550-1894) and the instrumental period (after 1895). (texasclimatenews.org)
So how does the 2011 summer PDSI (-5.37) compare to the worst one-year paleo-droughts? (texasclimatenews.org)
HAYS, KANSAS - Even for a perennially dry region like western Kansas, this year sticks out. (hppr.org)
And this year is the southwest Kansas city's 12th driest in history going back to the 1870s. (hppr.org)
A higher number (and darker red coloring) means that a location is more dry this year compared with historical averages. (hppr.org)
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters) - California has experienced one of the driest Januarys on record, and the lack of rain during a time of year when the weather is usually wet indicates the state is likely headed for a fourth straight year of drought, officials said. (huffpost.com)
California Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, declared a drought state of emergency a year ago and state officials have encouraged people to refrain from watering their lawns. (huffpost.com)
According to the study, with projected growth, the springs would go dry in 2046, or during the third year of a seven-year drought. (austinmonitor.com)
Smith notes, 'If pumping were somehow magically frozen at today's pumping level of 5,000 acre feet a year, then they (the springs) would still go dry at the end of that time,' or in 2050. (austinmonitor.com)
You can view the maximum number of consecutive weeks or months of drought over a five-year period to get a sense of the duration of drought in a particular area. (cdc.gov)
The results show that vegetation's correlation with drought varies in strength depending on the time scale and month of the year with the proportion of land susceptible to drought rises significantly during the peak growth months of summer and the autumn senescence. (lu.se)

A car crosses Enterprise Bridge over Lake Oroville's dry banks Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. At the time of this photo, the reservoir was at 39 percent of capacity and 46 percent of its historical average. (apnews.com)
People walk near boat docks as they sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. (apnews.com)
William Heinz parks his vehicle on a newly revealed piece of land due to receding waters at the drought-stricken Folsom Lake in Granite Bay, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. (apnews.com)
Water drips from a faucet near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. (apnews.com)

But he says even though this year's drought is the worst he's ever seen, today's hybrid corn is surviving better than the corn he and his father planted ever could. (kpbs.org)
The farm weathered "a lot of damage" during the region's last drought in 2016, Voiland said, and was better prepared to compensate for this year's dry weather. (buylocalfood.org)

It takes a holistic approach to understanding drought impacts by adopting a standard definition of drought across the region and by examining the issue from socioeconomic, health, environmental, and humanitarian perspectives. (unescap.org)
According to B.C.'s drought information portal, much of the province is seeing drought levels one and two, meaning adverse drought impacts are rare or unlikely. (ctvnews.ca)
The eastern Peace region is seeing possible negative impacts of drought. (ctvnews.ca)

More than three-quarters of the country is experiencing drought, the commission reported, while 93% of the Valley of Mexico itself is in drought, the country's chief meteorological expert said. (kfor.com)
As the vegetation develops from spring to autumn, the sensitivity to meteorological drought increases, across all 7 investigated biomes, although the strength and time scale differs across regions. (lu.se)
Although soil water shortage strongly affects vegetation growth, the vegetation sensitivity to meteorological drought is is mainly related to vapor pressure and to some extent to the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. (lu.se)

Amid all the talk of late about life returning to normal, one thing remains stubbornly off: the drought, which is bad enough in Los Angeles but perilously worse in much of the state, especially in parts of Northern California that appear primed for another record wildfire season. (latimes.com)
Bone dry: Almost half of EU land is currently under a drought warning or worse because of a combination of heatwaves and a 'wide and persistent' lack of rain, experts have warned. (dailymail.co.uk)
DENVER (AP) - The summer drought that lingered throughout Colorado has become worse. (kmts.com)

Drought continued in parts of North America through 2013. (wikipedia.org)

The darker the shade, the more intense the drought. (cpr.org)
The dark splotch on the map below shows that those states as well as Nevada have been experiencing the most intense drought. (vox.com)
Extreme weather events including drought and heatwaves will become more intense and more frequent as climate change worsens. (thejournal.ie)

In this photo taken Monday Nov. 17, 2014, a dog walks along the receding shoreline of drought stricken Folsom Lake near Folsom, Calif. Storms in early December boosted water supplies enough to provide Southern California cities and farms 15 percent of their requested water, announced the Department of Water Resources, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. (huffpost.com)

The cyclical and slow-onset nature of drought provide governments with a critical opportunity to act now with risk-informed measures that will strengthen the capacity of institutions, sectors and populations to cope, before the next drought comes along. (unescap.org)
However, the slow rise or chronic nature of drought can result in longer term, indirect health implications that are not always easy to anticipate or monitor. (cdc.gov)

Brenton shares his experiences as a project partner providing trial and demonstration sites, and offers insights into feedbase management to help protect against the worst effects of drought. (sadroughthub.com.au)

The Western US is in the midst of yet another dangerous dry spell. (vox.com)
The trajectory of this drought episode remains unclear, but scientists say that it is actually part of a bigger megadrought - a decades-long dry spell, punctuated by severe droughts. (vox.com)
In fact, there is no better time than during a dry spell to do an audit regarding water tank capacities and asses if our current tanks meet our water usage needs. (bushmantanks.com.au)

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican officials imposed severe, monthslong cuts to Mexico City's water supply at midnight Friday, acting just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital's reservoirs. (kfor.com)
Mexico has never before announced such stringent or long-running restrictions to the city's water because of drought. (kfor.com)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most of the state. (apnews.com)

Careful management of stock and crop preparation is the key to conserving soil during extended dry periods. (vic.gov.au)
We have seen increased periods of hot, dry weather in recent times. (gardeningetc.com)
Virus transmission followed periods of modeled drought (specifically low WTDs 12 to 17 weeks before virus transmission, followed by a rising of the water table 1 to 2 weeks before virus transmission). (cdc.gov)
Periods of drought can result in inadequate water supply and can lead to public health problems. (cdc.gov)
Extended dry periods have become more frequent in parts of the United States during the past several decades. (cdc.gov)

We've never had what we in the drought world refer to as D- nada , which is nothing," said Taryn Finnessey, a climate change expert who works for the State of Colorado. (cpr.org)
Climate change is driving more severe droughts and spurring longer, more troubling "megadroughts" across the Western states. (vox.com)
A drought-stricken lake bed in Turkey is strewn with thousands of dead baby and adult flamingos , alarming environmentalists shocked by the continuing ravages of climate change, reckless agricultural irrigation and callous government policies. (huffpost.com)
Climate change and drought have taken a major toll. (latimes.com)
In a new episode of the Swedish podcast "Kinapodden", MERGE-researcher Deliang Chen at the University of Gothenburg, guests the podcast to talk about the drought, China's vulnerability to climate change, and measures taken. (lu.se)

Every dry season there is a dramatic change in the river's appearance as monsoon rains recede, the land temperature rises and the volume of water decreases. (rfa.org)
Because of heat, drought, and fires, the local tule elk are running out of water. (vox.com)
Western states are already facing water shortages, and with the National Weather Service projecting that the dry stretch will continue, the problems that accompany droughts are likely to pile up heading into this summer. (vox.com)
With groundwater depleted by that drought, which only ended in 2017, and ongoing overuse of water on farms, families have had to dig deeper wells, which can be prohibitively expensive. (vox.com)
There are still homes in the San Joaquin Valley that have been on a water tank since the last drought," said Jensen, who works in the center's Visalia office. (vox.com)
The drought alarm comes as Lake Garda water levels have dropped low enough to let people reach the island of San Biagio by foot. (wantedinrome.com)
Shipping companies are now preparing for a "new normal" in which low water levels become more likely as global warming makes droughts more severe. (euspaceimaging.com)
The Drought Response Task Force is chaired by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and includes experts from the Illinois departments of Agriculture, Water Survey, Public Health and the Emergency Management Agency. (icl.coop)
The Illinois State Water Survey reports that most of southern and central Illinois are considered in drought based on precipitation deficits of five inches or more dating back to July 2011, with deficits of eight inches or more in southeast Illinois and up to 12 inches in portions of west-central Illinois during that time. (icl.coop)
Dry gardens can be an oasis with shady trees, low-water plants and heat-tolerant flowers for pops of seasonal color. (gardeningetc.com)
Dry landscaping or xeriscaping is a method that uses drought-tolerant planting and preserves nature's water resources while still providing a lush garden of native flowers and foliage,' explains Kendall McCumber, owner of Santa Fe-based design and landscaping company, McCumber Fine Gardens . (gardeningetc.com)
The new data suggest that the elevation of the water table in Devils Hole was three to four times more sensitive to groundwater recharge during dry climates than during wetter climates of the past. (uibk.ac.at)
Unlike drought, aridity describes the long-term average dryness of a region, which leads to limited or low water content in the soil. (europa.eu)
Drought can lead to other environmental health problems like reduced quantity and quality of drinking water and poorer air quality. (cdc.gov)
The information can strengthen the information base for planning of water management and drought responsiveness. (lu.se)
In the Old Testament, the almighty God has the power over all three aspects of water: the drought, the rain and the sea. (lu.se)

We also know that the risk of infection increases when the amount of dust in the air increases, such as after earthquakes, dust storms, droughts, or other natural disasters. (cdc.gov)

That's compared to 46 stations that set records for their driest 40-day period in 2000, 39 that set records in 1983 and 10 that still have records standing from the Dust Bowl in 1936. (hppr.org)

Did you know that 48 states experienced drought in 2016? (cdc.gov)

If you have an area with dry soil or live in an arid climate, you may think you are limited in the landscape. (gardeningknowhow.com)
The key to success with dry gardens is choosing drought-tolerant plants suited to your climate, site and soil, and to plant them correctly to ensure they thrive. (gardeningetc.com)
Soil hardening due to the drought means that even if a large amount of rain falls in a short time, most of it will run off quickly causing flash floods rather than drought relief. (wikipedia.org)
Do the respiration pulses induced by drying-rewetting matter for the soil-atmosphere carbon balance? (lu.se)
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The latest European Drought Observatory data, published today, shows that a total of sixty-four percent of the land in the EU and United Kingdom is now under a drought warning or alert. (dailymail.co.uk)

There is a direct association between high temperatures and droughts in South-East Asia, and multiple climate models project that the region will experience higher temperatures for all emission scenarios. (unescap.org)
However, some tender drought plants make it through, if their roots are kept dry and the stems have developed enough protective wood through the spring and summer to withstand the low temperatures. (gardeningetc.com)

The economic recovery from the pandemic provides an opportunity for governments to scale-up proactive drought management, as stimulus packages can be expanded to accommodate measures for drought resilience. (unescap.org)
SA Drought Hub podcasts explore some of the exciting innovations that are enhancing drought resilience in South Australia. (sadroughthub.com.au)

The map at the top of this page was compiled from data provided by the U.S. National Drought Monitor, a partnership of U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (nasa.gov)
Most vegetable and dairy farms in the area will experience similar challenges due to the drought, said Claire Morenon, communications manager at the Deerfield-based Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture organization. (buylocalfood.org)
A list of relevant tools, such as the United States Department of Agriculture Drought Monitor, can also be found on the site. (migcsa.org)
Dry Land Farming Indian agriculture is traditionally a system of Rainfed agriculture. (agriinfo.in)
During 1981-2010, the annual economic loss due to drought in Europe and the UK reached a staggering 9 billion euros, with agriculture accounting for half of these losses. (lu.se)

The association between drought and the job strain ratio was driven mostly by increases in the psychological job demand (2.09;95% CI: 0.94, 3.24). (cdc.gov)

With La Niña in place Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and parts of surrounding states are unlikely to get enough rain to alleviate the ongoing drought. (texasclimatenews.org)

The entire state of Oklahoma is parched, and nearly 33 percent of that state is facing extreme drought. (nasa.gov)
The U.S. Drought Monitor says that most 70 percent of Oregon is now in "severe drought" and some southern parts of the state are in "extreme drought. (seattletimes.com)
The areas of Extreme Drought have skyrocketed from 5% to 64% over the past 12 months. (khak.com)
China has suffered an extreme heat wave this summer and the Yangtze River has been completely dried up in parts. (lu.se)

These findings demonstrate a mechanism by which drought facilitates the amplification of SLEV and its subsequent transmission to humans. (cdc.gov)
With North American climate anticipated to become hotter and drier, these findings could provide important health effects data for federal drought early warning systems and mitigation plans. (cdc.gov)

At a meeting earlier this summer, the NDG moved most of England into "prolonged dry weather" status, the first of four stages used to describe its response. (thejournal.ie)
Summer drought burns the landscape and causes famine. (lu.se)

Just nine months ago, the forests and farmlands of the continental United States were well-watered, with just 5 percent of the nation facing drought. (nasa.gov)
The strongest sensitivity to drought is found in southern and central Europe cropland, grassland, and deciduous forests. (lu.se)
In contrast, evergreen needle leaf forests, which dominate northern Europe, appear less affected by drought. (lu.se)

The worst drought in recent history , 2012, saw nearly two-thirds of the U.S. affected by drought. (nasa.gov)

From this page, you can access all indices related to wet and dry hazards. (europa.eu)
The Tracking Network uses data from two widely used drought indices, the United States Drought Monitor (USDM) and the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), to track drought trends in the United States. (cdc.gov)
The Tracking Network offers raw data from four drought indices, including the USDM and SPEI, available for direct download . (cdc.gov)

Under new USDA rules announced today, a county automatically qualifies for a disaster designation once it is categorized by the U.S. Drought Monitor as being in a severe drought for eight or more consecutive weeks during the growing season. (icl.coop)

In northern Europe, wetlands were the biome most sensitive to drought. (lu.se)

According to the country's largest agricultural union, Coldiretti, the drought is also threatening half of the livestock in the Po Valley, where Parma ham is produced. (euspaceimaging.com)

In particular, certain regions are experiencing increased intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts, leaving a significant impact on society and ecosystems. (lu.se)

Unfortunately, it didn't have any positive impact as the drought continues to worsen across much of Iowa. (khak.com)

The areas shaded on the map represent the dry or drought areas in Colorado since March 2019. (cpr.org)

Fireworks industry professionals, who also stressed caution in drought-prone areas, expect strong sales despite a shortage caused by pandemic-related manufacturing slowdowns and trade disruptions. (claimsjournal.com)
Eight of 14 areas designated by the EA have now moved to "drought", the second stage, including Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and South London, Herts and North London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and East Midlands. (thejournal.ie)
The effect of the drought on the land is startling and clearly visible to the naked eye through Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery when comparing areas from before the drought to now. (euspaceimaging.com)
With our climate continuing to change, historically dry areas of the U.S. are likely to experience an increased risk of drought. (cdc.gov)
Drought can affect areas or communities differently depending on several additional variables. (cdc.gov)

But dry, hot weather is nothing new in this semi-arid part of the world. (hppr.org)

Droughts across Europe are exacerbating construction materials shortages by shrinking waterways used for barge transport, warns Dutch bank ING. (globalconstructionreview.com)

The latest Drought Monitor shows that nearly three-quarters of the state of Iowa is now abnormally dry. (khak.com)
And Dodge City is merely one hot, dry spot in a state that's only occasionally found itself this warm and parched. (hppr.org)
The state agencies that make up the Drought Response Task Force in Illinois met in mid-July to provide recommendations and assistance in dealing with persistent dry weather in the state. (icl.coop)
NIDIS is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, state, and local levels across the country. (drought.gov)
A drought early warning system (DEWS) utilizes new and existing networks of federal, tribal, state, local, and academic partners to make climate and drought science accessible and useful for decision makers and stakeholders. (drought.gov)
A study by Utah State University analyzed the 2011 Missouri River Flooding and predicted that "a prominent teleconnection forcing in driving the wet/dry spells in the (Missouri River Basin). (wikipedia.org)
Would you like to learn more about the occurrence of drought in your state? (cdc.gov)

That doesn't mean 2022's drought hasn't had grave consequences. (hppr.org)

Compared to previous months, drought hazard levels have been expanding and worsening, especially in France, western Germany and several Mediterranean regions. (euspaceimaging.com)

As little precipitation is predicted in the immediate forecast, growers, gardeners and land managers could all use a helping hand, and the MSU Extension Drought website remains a valuable resource for these present challenges. (migcsa.org)

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