2018年1月1日 · Drought may have acute and chronic health effects, including: malnutrition due to the decreased availability of food, including micronutrient deficiency, such as iron-deficiency anaemia; increased risk of infectious diseases, such as cholera, diarrhoea, and pneumonia, due to acute malnutrition, lack of water and sanitation, and displacement;

4 天之前 · The Drought Impact Reporter is the nation's first comprehensive database of drought impacts, providing researchers and other users detail of on the ground drought impacts nationwide. Become a CoCoRaHS Observer and join a grassroots network of thousands of trained volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to improve meteorological ...

Percent in Moderate Drought (D1) Percent in Severe Drought (D2) Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4) Drought percentages are approximated using the U.S. Drought Monitor product. State contributions to national production (percentages in parentheses) are derived from NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture data.

examine multiple drought-related data sets simultaneously, strengthening the quality of their assessments. Once these assessments are finalized, the USDM drought shapefiles are made available to the public, enabling users to overlay the drought layers on other spatial data sets to facilitate follow-up socio-economic analyses.

2024年7月30日 · Millions in the greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger as the region faces one of the worst droughts in recent decades, compounded by years of conflict and instability, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising food prices due to, in part, the war in Ukraine.

(Denver, CO, March 3, 2025) — Yesterday evening, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins delivered remarks at Commodity Classic, where she announced the Department’s plan to distribute the economic and disaster aid passed by Congress late last year.

(Washington, D.C., February 14, 2025) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed more than 400 USDA staffers, stakeholders and friends and pledged to bring greater efficiency to USDA to ensure it better serves American …

2024年8月1日 · USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working to help producers and communities conserve water, manage and prepare for the effects of climate change and build drought resilience in the West through its Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action (Western Water Framework), which was launched in …

2015年4月21日 · Technology to Help Us Deal with Drought. Published: April 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM Share: Facebook. Twitter ...

2022年8月12日 · Even further North, drought has been declared in parts of England, which is expected to result in restrictions on water usage. The National Drought Group says by 2050 some rivers could have up to 80% less water during summer and temperatures could be up to 7 degrees hotter as a result of climate change. July saw temperatures in parts of the UK ...