Many states affected by drought in 2012 have updated web pages related to drought and resources to help people cope with it. State extension services also provide valuable resources. Here is a growing list of drought web pages developed or updated in response to current drought.
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN), a collection of Extension resources from across the country: http://eden.lsu.edu/Topics/Hazards/Drought/Pages/resourcecollection.aspx
Arkansas Drought Resource Center: http://arkansasdroughtresourcecenter.wordpress.com/
Colorado Water Conservation Board: http://cwcb.state.co.us/water-management/drought/Pages/main.aspx
Illinois Governor’s Office: www.drought.illinois.gov
University of Illinois Extension: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/drought/
Indiana Governor’s Office: www.drought.in.gov
Indiana State Department of Agriculture: www.in.gov/isda/2533.htm
Purdue Extension Drought Information: https://ag.purdue.edu/extension/eden/Pages/drought.aspx
Iowa Governor’s Office: www.governor.iowa.gov/drought
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Dealing with Drought 2012:
www.extension.iastate.edu/topic/recovering-disasters
Kansas Water Office: www.kwo.org/reports_publications/Drought.htm
K-State Research and Extension, Managing During Drought and Heat: http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=255
Michigan State University Extension Drought Resources: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/resources/drought_resources
Minnesota Department of Agriculture: www.mda.state.mn.us/drought
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: http://mndnr.gov/climate/drought
University of Minnesota Extension: www.extension.umn.edu/extreme-weather/drought-fire/
Missouri Governor’s Office: http://www.mo.gov/#drought-heat
Missouri Department of Agriculture: http://mda.mo.gov/drought/
University of Missouri Extension: http://extension.missouri.edu/main/DisplayCategory.aspx?C=257
Ohio Department of Agriculture: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/TopNews/DroughtInformationAndResources/
Ohio State University Extension, Managing the Drought of 2012: http://agnr.osu.edu/managing-drought-2012
Nebraska Governor’s Office: http://www.droughtcentral.nebraska.gov/
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Drought Resources: http://droughtresources.unl.edu/
South Dakota Governor’s Drought Task Force: http://drought.sd.gov
South Dakota State University Extension: http://igrow.org/agronomy/drought
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Drought Information: http://m.tceq.texas.gov/response/drought
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Drought page: www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterSupplyWaterQuantity/Drought.aspx
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: http://dnr.wi.gov/emergency/drought/
Ready Wisconsin (Emergency Management): http://ready.wi.gov/drought/default.asp/
University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension: http://fyi.uwex.edu/drought2012/
For all state-related content, please see Planning Info by State, and drill down to the one that interests you.
National Resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture: www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=DISASTER_ASSISTANCE
National Integrated Drought Information System: www.drought.gov/
To suggest additional state drought resources for this page, please contact Kelly Helm Smith, ksmith2@unl.edu.