Dry Horizons October 2025
Map highlights U.S. water rights systems
California launches climate vulnerability platform
Research shows effects of drought on grasslands and shrublands
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September 2025 Drought Climate and Impacts Summaries
Late-summer heat and dryness drive rapid drought growth
Northeast flash drought affects water supplies and agriculture
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DroughtScape Summer 2025
Mwape helps communities build drought resilience
Website provides new tools to help land managers
Global drought impacts detailed in new report
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What is the U.S. Drought Monitor?
Learn about the beginning and evolution of this valuable tool
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The Drought Center helps people, organizations and institutions build resilience to drought through monitoring and planning, and we are the academic partner and web host of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Our capabilities include climatology, social science and public engagement, and we work at all scales, from individual ranches to local, state and tribal government, and countries around the world.
Learn about drought through the eyes of climatologists, and learn how people are working to prevent the effects of drought.
Drought is a normal part of nearly every climate on the planet. Planning ahead for variation in water supply helps reduce unpleasant surprises.
What is the best way for you to recognize that you are in drought? Where does your water come from, and who is keeping track of it?