Drought - World Health Organization (WHO) 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;
Drought | Home - USDA 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
Droughts are getting worse and urgent action is needed, says UN | World . . . 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
An Overview of the Agriculture in Drought Product - USDA 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
Drought and food insecurity in the greater Horn of Africa 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
2025 Week Year Week Year Jun 10 Previous Change - USDA 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
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Up to $400 Million to . . . - USDA 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 2023 The
Agricultural Weather | Home - USDA Weather and climatic impacts on agriculture Meteorologists in USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) provide weather assessments and real-time yield intelligence for global crop conditions in support of the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demands Estimates (WASDE) report
The U. S. Drought Monitor: A Resource for Farmers, Ranchers and . . . One of the tools available to producers is the U S Drought Monitor (USDM), a weekly map of drought conditions produced jointly by the USDA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Established in 1999, many sectors use the Drought Monitor
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Up to . . . - USDA Prolonged drought conditions have threatened the sustainability of farms and ranches, and infrastructure improvements and crop productivity investments are needed to help farmers make it through the tough times We look forward to learning more about the investment, and we urge USDA to provide flexibility as they deploy these resources "