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	US Drought Monitor
		The drought indicators that are synthesized into the Drought Monitor map are on this website, under Forecasts and Current Conditions.
		In contrast, drought classifications persisted or worsened farther to the south and east, with D0 conditions encompassing the Twin Cities area, and conditions on the Keweenaw Peninsula in northwestern Michigan deteriorated to D2.
		In Alabama, 68 percent of the cotton crop, 48 percent of peanuts, and 78 percent of pastures are in poor or very poor condition, as are 60 percent of Florida peanuts and 35 percent of Georgia cotton.
	www.drought.unl.edu /dm/monitor.html (1100 words)

	Drought - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Physiological drought is a condition afflicting plants that have been exposed to too much salt, preventing them from absorbing water from soil.
		Decision makers at all levels need to decide ahead of time on an operational definition of drought that is relevant for their circumstances, and what actions they will take when they are in a drought.
		These droughts spurred the migration of much of the population to locations such as New England, to participate in the whaling industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drought (952 words)

	EO Library: Drought: The Creeping Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		One of the worst droughts of the Twentieth Century occurred in the Horn of Africa in 1984 and 1985.
		In general, drought is defined as an extended period–a season, a year, or several years–of deficient rainfall relative to the statistical multi-year average for a region.
		Meteorological drought is usually based on long-term precipitation departures from normal, but there is no consensus regarding the threshold of the deficit or the minimum duration of the lack of precipitation that make a dry spell an official drought.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Library/DroughtFacts (615 words)

	FAQ - The Hydrology of Drought - USGS Water Resources of Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Area (WRD MD-DE-DC)
		The effects of a drought on flow in streams and reservoirs may not be noticed for several weeks or months.
		It uses a 0 as normal, and drought is shown in terms of minus numbers; for example, minus 2 is moderate drought, minus 3 is severe drought, and minus 4 is extreme drought.
		Droughts, seasonal variations in rainfall, and pumping affect the height of the underground water levels.
	md.water.usgs.gov /faq/drought.html (2335 words)

	Drought - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Drought avoidance, as the name implies, involves either physically leaving the region where drought is occurring, finding new sources of water, or having a life cycle in which the organism is in a dormant state during drought periods.
		In fact, the problem of drought can not be "solved" in a concrete sense any more than the problems of earthquakes or tornadoes can be "solved." When we discuss solutions to the problem of droughts, we are really talking about how societies cope with drought's consequences.
		Drought, however, (or at least the low precipitation leading to drought conditions) is also a natural phenomenon, one which is expected periodically in most regions of the earth.
	www.acnatsci.org /education/kye/kye7_2005.htm (4465 words)

	Drought Initiative
		Governor Richardson, Governor Johanns, and Governor Martz are the WGA co-lead governors for drought.
		Drought is a normal part of the climate for virtually all regions of the United States, but is of particular concern in the West, where any interruption of the region's already limited water supplies over extended periods of time can produce devastating impacts.
		In response to the devastating drought in the Southwest in 1996, the governors of the Western states adopted the Drought Response Action Plan in November 1996.
	www.westgov.org /wga/initiatives/drought2.htm (929 words)

	Drought Mitigation And Drought Outlook Information Guide For 2007
		Drought is a protracted period of deficient precipitation resulting in extensive damage to crops, resulting in loss of yield.
		Drought should be considered relative to some long-term average condition of balance between precipitation and evapotranspiration (i.e., evaporation + transpiration) in a particular area, a condition often perceived as "normal".
		Recent droughts in both developing and developed countries and the resulting economic and environmental impacts and personal hardships have underscored the vulnerability of all societies to this "natural" hazard.
	droughtoutlook.com (781 words)

	NYSDEC Drought Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		New York's Drought Management Task Force uses those factors as well as water use, duration of the dry period, and season to assess drought in different parts of the state.
		The Drought Plan describes the actions to be taken during each drought stage by water purveyors, towns and villages, water authorities, and other agencies with water supply responsibilities.
		Drought Watch - The least severe of the stages, a drought watch is declared when a drought is developing.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dow/droughtfacts.html (559 words)

	BOM - Australian Climate Extremes
		Drought is also part and parcel of life in Australia, particularly in the marginal areas away from the better-watered coasts and ranges.
		Denuded earth and dry watercourses during drought near Gunnedah, in the normally well-watered Namoi Valley region of New South Wales (photo courtesy of the NSW Dept of Land and Water Conservation).
		The 1990s saw formal Government acknowledgement that drought is part of the natural variability of the Australian climate, with drought relief for farmers and agricultural communities being restricted to times of so-called “exceptional circumstances”.
	www.bom.gov.au /lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/drought.htm (666 words)

	Living With Drought
		Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was, much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought.
		Drought disrupts cropping programs, reduces breeding stock, and threatens permanent erosion of the capital and resource base of farming enterprises.
		Drought declarations take account of other factors in addition to rainfall and are the responsibility of the State Governments.
	www.bom.gov.au /climate/drought/livedrought.shtml (1078 words)

	Are Chemtrails Causing Drought?
		Drought is becoming widespread throughout the United States and in other parts of the world.
		My personal gut feeling is that they are making a continued drought sound plausible so that when farmers begin to lose their land, water rationing begins and possible famine ensues, it will seem as though it was all a natural occurrence.
		If drought appears like it may be an ongoing problem in your area and it's going to affect their bottom line, they will not feel like you are wasting their time.
	www.rense.com /general21/dr.htm (1994 words)

	Climate Prediction Center - Expert Assessments: United States Seasonal Drought Outlook
		Drought is forecast to expand into southeast Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio.
		Although drought development is not forecast for the western and central Corn Belt, a trend towards dry, hot weather may occur by late summer.
		Across the interior West and California, drought will persist or intensify, but some improvement is expected for Arizona due to the onset of the monsoon.
	www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov /products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html (287 words)

	Drought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Drought is a period or condition of unusually dry weather within a geographic area where rainfall is normally present.
		During a drought period there is a lack of water, and thus many of the poor die.
		The drought of 1933-35, during which large areas of the Great Plains became known as the Dust Bowl, is an example of a disastrous drought that took place in the United Staes.
	library.thinkquest.org /16132/html/drought.html (370 words)

	Drought: A Paleo Perspective -- Home Page
		Droughts occur throughout North America, and in any given year, at least one region is experiencing drought conditions.
		The major drought of the 20th century, in terms of duration and spatial extent, is considered to be the 1930s Dust Bowl drought which lasted up to 7 years in some areas of the Great Plains.
		The 1930s Dust Bowl drought, memorialized in John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, was so severe, widespread, and lengthy that it resulted in a mass migration of millions of people from the Great Plains to the western U.S. in search of jobs and better living conditions.
	www.ngdc.noaa.gov /paleo/drought/drght_home.html (245 words)

	Drought
		Cursed with a drought worse than the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, farmers like Bob Roberts, 67, of Scottsbluff, Neb., watched their dreams of a green harvest dry up and blow away.
		Droughts reduce the accumulation of plant biomass, which sequesters a large portion of the earth's store of labile carbon.
		Las Vegas - The drought gripping the West could be the biggest in 500 years, with effects in the Colorado River basin considerably worse than during the Dust Bowl years, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday.
	healthandenergy.com /drought.htm (1373 words)

	Natural Hazards.org: Investigate: Drought
		A drought is an extended period of depleted soil water.
		Droughts caused at least $1 billion in crop damage in the U.S. for each year from 1998 through 2000.
		In the long-term, successful drought mitigation requires assessing the amount of water available in a region and then adopting a plan of development that provides for ample resevoir water even during dry periods.
	www.naturalhazards.org /investigate/drought (821 words)

	Environment Writer -- Drought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Drought can change the balance of fresh and salt water in estuaries, disrupting ecosystems and ruining the catch of commercially important seafood species.
		The Dust Bowl drought of the 1930’s, which lasted a decade and ruined tens of millions of acres of farmland, is the benchmark against which others are judged.
		Droughts, in fact, have been responsible for the end of numerous civilizations in the course of human history.
	www.nsc.org /ehc/ew/disaster/drought.htm (1588 words)

	EO Data and Images: Drought and Vegetation Monitoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Worldwide, since 1967, drought is responsible for millions of deaths and has cost hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.
		North American data from August 1988 shows one of the worst droughts in recent memory, devastating farms in the upper midwest, while August 1993 was exceptionally wet in the same area, leading to flooding on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
		Drought is defined in three ways: an extended period of below normal rainfall, a long term depletion of groundwater, or the stunting of vegetation growth due to a lack of water.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Drought (318 words)

	SD : Environment : Rainfall Variability and Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa
		Much more than the occasional widespread and severe climatological droughts which catch the attention of the media, it is this "invisible" agricultural drought which prevents farmers at the subsistence level from achieving regular and high yields.
		Worst drought years correspond to 1983 and 1984, but severe drought were also recorded in 1972, 1973 and 1977.
		Most of the area had not experienced serious drought after 1960, except in 1982, until it was hit by the 1991-92 drought (affecting the 1991-92 southern hemisphere summer cropping season).
	www.fao.org /waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/EIdirect/EIan0004.htm (1698 words)

	ABC Rural Online - Drought Coverage 2002 - 2003
		The drought continues to grip many of the country's pastoral areas, and in Queensland's cattle country, the continuing dry has prompted a flood of stock into the state's saleyards.
		Last year was quite probably the worst drought in the history of Australia since federation, but it was definitely the worst since proper financial records have been kept, according the Chief Economist with ANZ bank, Saul Eslake.
		After a year of record incomes, farm incomes are forecast to fall by 60 per cent for broadacre farms and a massive 80 per cent for dairy farms in 2002 to 2003.
	www.abc.net.au /rural/drought2002 (1952 words)

	azcentral.com \| special report
		As much of Arizona enters an 11th year of drought, conditions on the Colorado River are close to normal, easing the threat of water shortages for another year.
		This was supposed to be the year when a devastating drought forced state lawmakers to join hands with Gov. Janet Napolitano and pass legislation that ensured a long-term water supply for Arizona.
		Years before the drought forced leaders to bring up the subject of mandatory water limits and years after Tucson achieved water savings by raising rates, Valley cities chose a decidedly middle-of-the-road approach for their water conservation campaign.
	www.azcentral.com /specials/drought (1772 words)

	Drought - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Managing the drought: Queensland primary producers' strategies 2001-2004 reports on a survey about the drought's effect on incomes, producers attitudes towards—and use of—assistance schemes, and the management practices employed during the drought.
		The Drought Relief Assistance Scheme (DRAS) provides subsidies for the transport of fodder and water, the transport of livestock returning from agistment and the transport of animals purchased for restocking.
		The Drought information kit is the complete package of fact sheets, drought publications and assistance measures for industry groups.
	www.dpi.qld.gov.au /drought (362 words)

	Lawn watering restrictions for Tampa Bay Area
		The governor describes the drought as perilous as wildfires rage across the state.
		The drought persists, but a little rain is forecast as firefighters bring blazes under control.
		All the rain of last weekend had a noticeable change to the drought maps, but don't be fooled.
	www.sptimes.com /News/webspecials/drought/default.shtml (6830 words)

	Drought - Climate: Minnesota DNR
		Climatologists define drought as a period of abnormally dry and/or unusually hot weather sufficiently prolonged for the corresponding deficiency of water to cause a "serious hydrologic imbalance".
		Once a drought commences, it is not known whether it is the 6th month of an 8-month drought or the 6th month of an 8-year drought.
		Because of the unpredictable character of drought, water resource conditions are monitored (stream flow and lake level for example) and water use is tracked.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /climate/drought/index.html (357 words)

	ISWS - Illinois Drought
		Drought in Illinois (Illinois State Climatologist) - Drought is a complex physical and social phenomenon of widespread significance, and despite all the problems droughts have caused, drought has been difficult to define.
		Detecting Drought Conditions in Illinois - A major study of Illinois droughts was conducted to develop a basis for quantitative assessments of drought conditions in Illinois.
		Impacts of Irrigation and Drought on Illinois Ground-water Resources - This investigation is the first of three phases of a ground-water management study.
	www.sws.uiuc.edu /hilites/drought (1910 words)

	NOAA Home Page - Drought Information Center
		The NOAA Drought Information Center is a portal for NOAA drought and climate conditions.
		U.S. Drought Monitor— assessment of recent conditions and drought status.
		Drought Calculator — NOAA calculates amount of rainfall needed to end droughts around the country.
	www.drought.noaa.gov (275 words)

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