1016 counties in twenty-six states have been designated as disaster areas under the USDA's new drought fast-track. The current drought is severely affecting agriculture throughout the United …
Worldwide Drought as of February 2012
The UCL Department of Space and Climate Physics maintains a database of worldwide drought conditions. This map of the drought-stricken areas around the world shows drought affecting more than 194 …
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Drought in the Southeast: Can We Blame Climate Change?
The 2005-2007 drought in the Southeast was bad but was neither unprecedented nor necessarily caused by global warming from climate change, according to a recent study released form Columbia …
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5 Drought Monitoring Resources
Drought is a problem facing many parts of the world. It is a normal climate event that occurs from time to time; however, the cause is often not "natural". Drought is often confused with …