Drought
- Drought Information
(North Dakota State University)
- A good site for farmers and other rural residents. The Crop Production section covers weeds and herbicides, insect pests, diseases, and general production concerns. Livestock Production covers forages and gazing, poisoning concerns, feeds and feeding, economic concerns and general topics like livestock and water. also has many links to drought maps and weather information, financial and family concerns, and lots more.
- https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/drought/
- National Drought Mitigation Center
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
- The National Drought Mitigation Center helps create and put in place measures to reduce vulnerability to drought. Sections of the site are What is Drought?, Planning for Drought, Monitoring Drought, Understanding Your Risk, and Mitigating Drought. The US Drought monitor leads to a map showing the drought status of the nation.
- http://drought.unl.edu/
- NOAA's Drought Information Center
(National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - NOAA)
- This site has current information about the drought status of the nation. Soil moisture monitoring, drought assessment and monitoring, drought severity indices, and crop moisture indices are some of the types of information included. You can select a state to get state-specific information. There are many links to other climate and drought information resources.
- http://www.weather.gov/rah/drought
- NWISWeb Data for South Carolina
(U.S. Geological Survey)
- This site contains water resource data. Surface water, ground water, and water quality data is included. Some of the data is scientific and might be difficult to understand.
- http://waterdata.usgs.gov/sc/nwis/nwis
- South Carolina Weather and Climate Synopsis by County
(University of Kentucky Agricultural Weather Center)
- This site is a joint service of the UK Ag Weather Center and the National Weather Service. It provides county-specific weather forecasts which include remarks about crop handling, livestock heat stress, and other agriculture-related topics. Weather warnings, watches, medium and long-range outlooks, and satellite images are available.
- http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/scnowwx.2.html
- Tox-Town – Drought
(National Library of Medicine)
- This page provides information on why drought is a concern, how it is related to climate change, and possible health affects related to drought. You will also find links to other websites with information about droughts and health. Article is available in Spanish.
- http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/locations.php?id=173
- U.S. Drought Portal
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- This federal government website provides links and resources to find out drought conditions across the country. Includes information and maps on drought indicators, water quality and wildfires.
- http://www.drought.gov/drought/
- U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook
(National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - NOAA)
- This map shows general large-scale trends for drought risk. The map is accompanied by a written seasonal assessment.
- http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.html
- WaterSense
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))
- Includes tips for indoor and outdoor conservation: leak detection and repair, showers, toilets, faucets, major appliances, landscaping and xeriscape, irrigation, and general outdoor tips.
- http://epa.gov/watersense/
Last Modified: Wednesday October 24, 2012 11:13 AM