Drought
- Background information for journalists.
- http://www.environmentwriter.org/resources/articles/natr60.htm
Prairie drought of 2001
- CBC News reports on the drought of 2001 in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and other parts of Canada.
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/agriculture/
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/
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/
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/
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://drought.unl.edu
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/
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/