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National Drought Mitigation Center

News Archive

2026

Report examines water rights frameworks shaping agriculture on Tribal lands (May. 18, 2026)
Brief mentions April 2026 (Apr. 30, 2026)
Workshops help western Nebraska producers manage drought conditions (Apr. 29, 2026)
Brief Mentions January 2026 (Jan. 30, 2026)
Drought Impact Reporter celebrates 20 years with new visualizations and more accessible data (Jan. 27, 2026)
Two NASA scientists join the U.S. Drought Monitor author team (Jan. 23, 2026)

2025

CzechGlobe and NDMC partner to develop first global drought and impact monitoring system (Nov. 25, 2025)
Collaborative partnership with Czech Republic researchers spans 25 years (Oct. 30, 2025)
Brief Mentions October 2025 (Oct. 29, 2025)
New thematic map highlights U.S. water rights systems, informs water governance (Oct. 2, 2025)
'Drought Download' video series visualizes U.S. Drought Monitor (Sep. 30, 2025)
Brief Mentions July 2025 (Jul. 30, 2025)
Mwape helps communities build drought resilience (Jul. 29, 2025)
Global drought impacts detailed in new report by NDMC and UNCCD (Jul. 2, 2025)
Updated website helps land managers navigate drought-related challenges (Jun. 4, 2025)
Brief mentions April 2025 (Apr. 29, 2025)
Take the CMOR Challenge, submit weekly growing season reports (Apr. 28, 2025)
Drought-Smart Indigenous Agriculture project weaves threads of community in the Southwest (Apr. 23, 2025)
Taking stock: interdisciplinary group works together on Great Plains stock pond issues (Jan. 31, 2025)
Brief Mentions January 2025 (Jan. 31, 2025)

2024

In Memoriam: Deb Wood, 1956-2024 (Dec. 18, 2024)
Brief mentions October 2024 (Oct. 30, 2024)
Drought Resilience +10 conference emphasizes proactive drought response (Oct. 30, 2024)
Brief mentions July 2024 (Jul. 26, 2024)
Collaborative internship provides wealth of natural resource management experience (Jun. 24, 2024)
Zhang uses AI models to boost drought impact analysis (Jun. 12, 2024)
Schwartz brings together physical and social sciences in dissertation (Jun. 3, 2024)
ACF basin workshop convenes regional stakeholders (May. 22, 2024)
Southwest workshop helps participants dig into soil health (May. 22, 2024)
Collaborative project builds on the GCDI to integrate and map social risk with drought vulnerability (May. 16, 2024)
Brief mentions April 2024 (Apr. 24, 2024)
State Impacts tool now offers enhanced user experience (Apr. 24, 2024)
Varisco joins NDMC as social scientist (Mar. 7, 2024)
Brief mentions January 2024 (Jan. 26, 2024)
NDMC partners with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification on drought impacts policy brief (Jan. 25, 2024)

2023

Bathke selected to serve as interim state climatologist (Dec. 6, 2023)
NU researchers, alumni contribute to national climate assessment (Nov. 20, 2023)
ForDRI monitors and predicts drought in U.S. forests (Oct. 30, 2023)
Brief mentions October 2023 (Oct. 30, 2023)
NDMC analysis finds changing snow, precipitation trends in the Northeast (Oct. 17, 2023)
Objective blends now include machine learning technology, new inputs (Oct. 2, 2023)
OWWLS expands to cover the entire U.S., Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (Sep. 26, 2023)
Collaborative plan heightens Iowa’s response to drought (Aug. 2, 2023)
Master’s project takes Drought Center student from Nebraska to Alaska (Jul. 17, 2023)
Ag In Drought combines drought, crop areas, crop progress and management resources (Jun. 19, 2023)
NDMC partnership works to enhance drought and climate resilience of Indigenous farmers in the Middle Rio Grande basin (Apr. 18, 2023)
We're all in this together: Stakeholders work to increase drought resilience of the ACF Basin (Apr. 5, 2023)
Multidisciplinary team looks to increase the resilience of food systems to climate shocks like drought (Mar. 30, 2023)
Study finds states facing worse drought have more comprehensive drought planning (Feb. 6, 2023)
NDMC and World Bank partner on drought monitoring tools for southern Africa (Feb. 1, 2023)
NDMC joins forces with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification to advance global drought resilience agenda (Jan. 26, 2023)
CMOR helps officials respond to drought in Missouri (Jan. 19, 2023)

2022

Drought workshops focus on agriculture in Alaska (Dec. 15, 2022)
New interactive interface and export tool help users visualize and customize U.S. Drought Monitor maps (Oct. 24, 2022)
New research from the National Drought Mitigation Center (Oct. 12, 2022)
In a summer for the record books, the U.S. hits 106 weeks straight with more than 40% of the Lower 48 in drought (Oct. 6, 2022)
New tool makes U.S. drought impacts searchable by state and drought level (Sep. 9, 2022)
NDMC and Drought Learning Network partners use podcasts to reach agricultural producers and resource managers (Aug. 25, 2022)
Flash drought showing up with 4-category change over 4 weeks on current U.S. Drought Monitor (Jul. 29, 2022)
NDMC visiting student brings international insight on crowdsourcing drought data (Jul. 26, 2022)
Stakeholders meet to share resources and experiences for drought planning in the Southwest (Jul. 22, 2022)
New map shows the location of weather and water stations across the West (Jul. 14, 2022)
Drought Center kicks off $1 million Defense project to predict unrest (Jul. 11, 2022)
U.S. Drought Monitor now provides county-level drought stats (Jun. 22, 2022)
NDMC, New Mexico pueblos, USDA NRCS and Southwest Climate Hub team up for Drought-Smart Indigenous Agriculture (May. 9, 2022)
Ranchers review researchers’ drought planning tools (Apr. 28, 2022)
Drought notches U.S. Drought Monitor record for duration across Lower 48 states (Jan. 20, 2022)
NDMC’s Haigh to contribute to National Climate Assessment of Northern Great Plains Region (Jan. 13, 2022)
Drought Center develops new objective blend tools (Jan. 11, 2022)

2021

U.S. Drought Monitor feature provides emailed alerts about county-level drought designations (Dec. 9, 2021)
Meet NDMC’s newest staff member, Maddie Goebel (Nov. 23, 2021)
Drought Center creates tool that could help detect emerging impacts by tracking news (Nov. 8, 2021)
Southwest Drought Learning Network Sharing Management Practices team shares lessons learned during regional droughts (Aug. 13, 2021)
U.S. Drought Monitor now searchable by tribal area (Aug. 10, 2021)
New Drought Center dashboard steps ranchers through key questions (May. 11, 2021)
NDMC’s Mwape working with Nebraskans on Republican River Basin drought project (May. 4, 2021)
New interactive guide helps drought planners pick best scenario exercises for different group events (Apr. 16, 2021)
Decade of growth reflected in reach of North Central Climate and Drought webinar series (Apr. 15, 2021)
National Drought Mitigation Center enters into 3-year USDA agreement (Jan. 7, 2021)

2020

Study shows ranchers with drought plans in place make some pivotal moves sooner than those who don’t (Dec. 23, 2020)
NDMC's Haigh discusses drought and rancher decision-making on Center for Grassland Studies Podcast (Nov. 17, 2020)
Drought Center develops social media resources to help encourage drought monitoring (Nov. 9, 2020)
Southeast Alaska's unique drought impacts cataloged (Nov. 9, 2020)
Pilot system monitors tweets for drought early warning (Sep. 29, 2020)
Drought Risk Atlas adds trends analysis to growing list of capabilities (Aug. 19, 2020)
To help farmers better prepare for drought, Rimsaite analyzes water markets for NDMC, Water for Food (Aug. 10, 2020)
NDMC’s directors look back at what led to center’s founding 25 years ago (Aug. 6, 2020)
NDMC releases new tools to help Midwestern specialty crop growers make decisions in times of drought (Aug. 3, 2020)
Grass-Cast maps now available on National Drought Mitigation Center website (Apr. 27, 2020)
NDMC, CALMIT help launch latest drought monitoring and forecast products utilizing NASA satellite observations (Mar. 31, 2020)
NDMC director Svoboda invited by UN to join two key groups dedicated to drought risk management (Mar. 13, 2020)
First coined at NDMC, 'flash drought' phenomenon is subject of new Nature publication (Mar. 2, 2020)
New form helps “see more” drought (Feb. 27, 2020)
Landscape photographers invited to submit photos for Visual Drought Atlas (Jan. 31, 2020)

2019

Drought Center to help with Central and South American drought planning (Dec. 3, 2019)
Database includes more types of drought planning (Oct. 31, 2019)
NDMC’s Haigh finds ranchers delayed response to drought (Oct. 24, 2019)
Drought Risk Atlas updated through 2017, with 50% more stations (Oct. 14, 2019)
New fact sheet lists USDA’s drought recovery resources (Oct. 4, 2019)
Upcoming webinar offers land use solutions to reduce drought risk (Oct. 2, 2019)
U.S. Drought Monitor now offers tables showing drought impacts at state level (Sep. 26, 2019)
U.S. Drought Monitor celebrates its 20th year (Sep. 17, 2019)
Report highlights drought scenario options for planning processes (Sep. 12, 2019)
Upcoming webinar offers community planners information to help reduce risk in times of drought (Sep. 6, 2019)
Western Kentucky University site of biennial drought forum in September (Aug. 6, 2019)
Officials from Botswana, Eswatini visit NDMC as part of World Bank partnership (Jul. 1, 2019)
New U.S. Drought Monitor tutorial now available on National Drought Mitigation Center website (Jun. 27, 2019)
Drought's connection to public health explored at June summit (Jun. 17, 2019)
U.S. Drought Monitor now includes U.S. Virgin Islands (Jun. 6, 2019)
National Drought Mitigation Center's scenario game, Ready for Drought, shows value of collaboration (May. 29, 2019)
New research examines drought effects on state recreation areas (May. 9, 2019)
U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands now part of U.S. Drought Monitor (Apr. 8, 2019)
At Ethiopian space science workshop, NDMC climatologist sees promise in preparing for drought (Apr. 1, 2019)
Water conservation tips for drought, flood and other disasters (Mar. 20, 2019)
5 states began drought plan updates in 2018 (Jan. 31, 2019)
New web-based form makes submitting drought observations easier (Jan. 28, 2019)
Public health practitioners to share lessons learned on drought (Jan. 11, 2019)

2018

Christmas tree shortages across the country attributed partly to drought (Dec. 10, 2018)
FEMA risk assessment process tailored for drought (Nov. 13, 2018)
US Drought Monitor data gathering network reaches throughout communities and across the nation (Aug. 20, 2018)
U.S. Drought Monitor for July 12, 2018 shows drought relinquishing 12-month grip over most of Northern Plains (Jul. 13, 2018)
Deadline nearing for drought and public health conference abstract submissions (Jul. 3, 2018)
Use #drought18 to tell us how drought is affecting you (Jun. 13, 2018)
Grass-Cast: A New, Experimental Grassland Productivity Forecast for the Northern Great Plains (May. 23, 2018)
Texas state climatologist to discuss drought in southern Plains (Mar. 7, 2018)
Svoboda named to United Nations Science and Policy Advisory Group (Mar. 6, 2018)
U.S. Drought Monitor analyzed for National Weather Service areas (Feb. 22, 2018)

2017

Water and Climate Program to target government officials (Dec. 18, 2017)
Letting lawns go brown can preserve water for others during drought (Dec. 7, 2017)
Redefining drought could lead to better preparation (Nov. 1, 2017)
US Drought Monitor es en Español (Sep. 28, 2017)
Drought center launches fresh look for USDM site (Sep. 18, 2017)
Cultivating drought preparedness in South Africa (Sep. 8, 2017)
U.S. Drought Monitor first: No dryness or drought in New Mexico (Aug. 24, 2017)
Warning system gets the early drop on drought (Jul. 12, 2017)
Webinar: A look at drought in the Northern Plains (Jun. 22, 2017)
Hayes, Svoboda contribute to EU disaster risk management report (Jun. 9, 2017)
New maps, new website highlight drought effects on agriculture (Jun. 2, 2017)
Drought, regional climate centers receive Climate Adaptation honorable mention (May. 24, 2017)
Survey finds drought info leads to better decisions (Apr. 5, 2017)
Drought Center releases inaugural annual report (Mar. 14, 2017)

2016

Video highlights North Platte NRD drought tourney (Dec. 22, 2016)
U.S. drought coverage increases sharply in November (Dec. 1, 2016)
In Memory of Kelly Redmond (Nov. 15, 2016)
U.S. drought coverage increases as conditions deteriorate in the Southeast (Nov. 3, 2016)
Drought management framework for Africa approved (Oct. 24, 2016)
Using CoCoRaHS observations to fine-tune drought maps (Oct. 14, 2016)
Svoboda named director of National Drought Mitigation Center (Oct. 4, 2016)
Applying Season-ahead Precipitation and Streamflow Forecasts to Guide Reservoir Allocations: A Case Study of the Highland Lakes in Central Texas (Sep. 15, 2016)
U.S. drought coverage decreases during August, but intensifies in Northeast (Sep. 8, 2016)
Build drought resilience with ideas from the Heartland Native Plant Summit (Aug. 18, 2016)
U.S. Virgin Islands to be included in Drought Monitor (Aug. 15, 2016)
U.S. drought coverage nearly doubled since March 2016 (Aug. 4, 2016)
Drought guidebook most comprehensive catalog of indicators available (Jul. 28, 2016)
NU agencies lead project to help MENA region respond to drought (Jul. 12, 2016)
U.S. drought coverage increases in June 2016 (Jul. 7, 2016)
Don Wilhite to retire June 30 (Jun. 28, 2016)
New report examines drought risk and management in parched Caribbean (Jun. 20, 2016)
California reservoir recovery slowing (Jun. 14, 2016)
U.S. crops and pastures generally good to excellent in May 2016 (Jun. 2, 2016)
NDMC, JPL talk satellites and drought (May. 23, 2016)
Caribbean nations use “writeshops” to advance drought preparedness (May. 16, 2016)
U.S. Crops in Drought, April: Winter wheat, rangeland and pastures in good shape (May. 5, 2016)
USDA: Cattle, winter wheat affected by March drought expansion in S. Plains (Apr. 8, 2016)
Nebraska’s Lower Platte South Natural Resources District recognized for drought tournament (Apr. 1, 2016)
Kenyan agency leader dedicated to preventing drought-related deaths (Mar. 31, 2016)
Drought Center celebrates 20+ years of protecting livelihoods (Mar. 24, 2016)
Nemaha NRD drought scenario exercise a step toward addressing competing water uses (Mar. 23, 2016)
Undergrads contribute to drought research (Mar. 16, 2016)
US drought footprint continues to shrink (Mar. 2, 2016)
US drought coverage down to least amount in 5+ years (Feb. 4, 2016)
Experts point to humans’ role in drought (Feb. 2, 2016)
USDA Crops In Drought Update: Heavy rains reduce drought (Jan. 7, 2016)

2015

Heavy November rains sharply reduce U.S. drought (Dec. 3, 2015)
NDMC has much to celebrate (Nov. 13, 2015)
USDA’s Crops in Drought Analysis as of Nov. 3: Heavy rains consistent with El Niño shrank drought rapidly from TX to AL (Nov. 5, 2015)
Two-week US Drought Monitor change was big but not biggest (Nov. 5, 2015)
U.S. Crops in Drought for Sept. 2015: Entrenched drought affecting rangeland and pastures in WA, OR, CA (Oct. 5, 2015)
Cost-benefit analysis can help utilities manage drought proactively (Oct. 5, 2015)
South Korea delegation learns about drought (Oct. 5, 2015)
Poll: Rural Nebraskans ready to act on climate change (Sep. 15, 2015)
U.S. Crops in Drought as of Sept. 1: WA, OR & CA pastures and soil moisture affected by ongoing drought, with new drought emerging from TX to NC (Sep. 4, 2015)
Atlas details Corn Belt farmers’ beliefs and practices (Aug. 20, 2015)
U.S. Crops in Drought through Aug. 4: Drought developing in parts of the South (Aug. 6, 2015)
Caribbean region a leader in drought early warning (Jul. 28, 2015)
Wind River Reservation Tribes work with research coalition to enhance drought and climate resilience (Jul. 24, 2015)
USDA Analysis: Drought expands in NW, SE in June; LA has driest 4 years on record (Jul. 2, 2015)
NOAA’s new drought center builds on National Drought Mitigation Center (Jun. 25, 2015)
USDA Ag in Drought as of June 2, 2015: Huge reduction in drought too late for some winter wheat (Jun. 4, 2015)
U.S. Crops in Drought through April 28, 2015: Drought cuts into California planting intentions, but dryness helps Midwest planting progress quickly (Apr. 30, 2015)
Intermountain West, Great Plains, upper Midwest see development, expansion of drought (Apr. 2, 2015)
Researchers collaborate with Morocco on state-of-the-art satellite-based drought index (Mar. 20, 2015)
2015 U.S. Drought Monitor Forum, Reno, NV, April 14-16 (Mar. 17, 2015)
Research explores ag advisers' ability to communicate climate info (Feb. 27, 2015)
Drought lingers in West and southern Plains but major precipitation headed for Northern California (Feb. 5, 2015)
Drought Center researchers "aboard" NASA soil moisture mission as early adopters (Jan. 26, 2015)
Drought, climate change and public health webinar Jan. 28 (Jan. 15, 2015)
How the 2012 central U.S. drought evolved from the floods of 2011: A state-by-state assessment (Jan. 12, 2015)
Drought at smallest extent in three years, but entrenched over parts of West and southern Plains (Jan. 8, 2015)

2014

Special California Drought Update through Dec. 16 from USDA (Dec. 18, 2014)
Global Drought Information System Workshop identifies next steps (Dec. 17, 2014)
USDA’s Dec. 2 Crops in Drought analysis: 37% of winter wheat and 28% of cattle in drought-affected area (Dec. 4, 2014)
Ranchers encouraged to become spotters for U.S. Drought Monitor (Nov. 13, 2014)
U.S. Crops in Drought through Oct. 28: more than a third of winter wheat in drought (Oct. 30, 2014)
US Crop Production report shows drought's effect on CA ag (Oct. 16, 2014)
Community Capitals Framework Institute to feature public health and hazard resilience (Oct. 8, 2014)
USDA’s Ag in Drought analysis shows CA rangeland hardest hit (Oct. 2, 2014)
Population in Drought data now available (Sep. 4, 2014)
NDMC helps Brazil implement drought early warning and risk management (Aug. 28, 2014)
Drought coverage holding steady at 34 percent of contiguous US, most intense in California and West (Aug. 7, 2014)
2014 Community Capitals Framework Institute to include focus on water and drought (Jul. 23, 2014)
Analysis of drought’s effects on agriculture in June 2014 (Jul. 3, 2014)
Despite improvement, drought taking a toll (Jun. 5, 2014)
"New Dust Bowl" or "Terrible Teens" drought taking a toll (May. 5, 2014)
Photographing range can help decision-making during and after drought (Apr. 30, 2014)
U.S. drought intensified slightly in March (Apr. 3, 2014)
Drought Risk Atlas analyzes drought history for your local climate station (Mar. 25, 2014)
Drought Center climatologist Tadesse leading $1.6 million NASA project to predict drought and flood in Africa (Mar. 13, 2014)
Storms ease Western drought but much more precipitation needed (Mar. 6, 2014)
Climate and social scientists help refine climate tools for agriculture (Mar. 4, 2014)
Federal agencies and State of California coordinating response to drought (Feb. 7, 2014)
California drought intensifies and U.S. drought spreads (Feb. 6, 2014)
Drought Center part of international research team looking at impacts and decision making (Feb. 4, 2014)
Planning and Drought now available (Jan. 31, 2014)
California drought deepens as state sets records for dryness (Jan. 30, 2014)
Change maps simplify comparisons (Jan. 22, 2014)
Dry 2013 shatters California record (Jan. 17, 2014)
Dry western weather increases U.S. drought coverage (Jan. 9, 2014)

2013

Range and Irrigation Experts to Discuss Managing Extreme and Extended Drought at Jan. 9 Kansas Workshop (Dec. 19, 2013)
Drought coverage stays near 30 percent of continental U.S. (Dec. 12, 2013)
Drought in U.S. mostly unchanged in past week (Dec. 5, 2013)
NCAT Seeks Partners for Service Program To Help Communities Cope with Drought (Dec. 3, 2013)
Winter weather eases drought from California to Texas (Nov. 27, 2013)
Drought expands in pockets across the U.S. (Nov. 21, 2013)
Workshop to Help Crop and Range Managers Weather Extreme and Extended Drought (Nov. 20, 2013)
Drought increases in East, decreases in Midwest (Nov. 14, 2013)
Precipitation chipping away at drought in Plains and Midwest (Nov. 7, 2013)
Rains improve drought in the South but drought expands in Northeast (Oct. 31, 2013)
Drought eases across Plains but hydrologic impacts linger in Texas (Oct. 24, 2013)
Drought recedes in central states, holds on in West (Oct. 17, 2013)
Drought eases in Plains, South and West (Oct. 10, 2013)
Drought eases in West and holds on in Midwest (Oct. 3, 2013)
Drought eases over southwestern and central states (Sep. 26, 2013)
NDMC co-hosts NASA Water Resources meeting Sept. 24-26 (Sep. 23, 2013)
Drought Center social scientists contribute to 'U2U' surveys, focus groups (Sep. 23, 2013)
Torrential rains ease drought in West (Sep. 19, 2013)
Join us for a #Drought Tweet Chat Sept. 24 (Sep. 17, 2013)
Drought expands in hot Midwest, South (Sep. 12, 2013)
Corn Belt drought intensifies while rains bring scattered relief elsewhere (Sep. 5, 2013)
Rapid expansion in Upper Midwest pushes drought coverage to more than half of continental U.S. (Aug. 29, 2013)
Worst drought eases, moderate drought returns to Corn Belt, western wildfires burn (Aug. 22, 2013)
Remaining patches of exceptional drought recede, while drought expands and intensifies elsewhere (Aug. 15, 2013)
Drought recedes in Plains and Southwest, expands in West (Aug. 8, 2013)
Cool, wet weather brings incremental relief from drought (Aug. 1, 2013)
Moderate drought expands in Northwest and South but Southwest sees some relief (Jul. 25, 2013)
Spanish scientist refines use of remote sensing of drought for forests (Jul. 23, 2013)
Drought expands as rains bring patchy relief to worst areas (Jul. 18, 2013)
How can we help you prepare for drought? (Jul. 17, 2013)
Drought entrenched in Southwest with eastern edge expanding (Jul. 11, 2013)
Drought intensifies in the West on July 2 U.S. Drought Monitor map (Jul. 3, 2013)
NDMC Climatologist Tsegaye Tadesse working with Mexico on a version of VegDRI (Jun. 28, 2013)
Drought intensifies in Southwest (Jun. 27, 2013)
Drought intensifies in the West, raising concerns about fire and range conditions (Jun. 20, 2013)
TS Andrea brings relief to eastern U.S.; hot and dry conditions continue to plague western U.S. (Jun. 13, 2013)
Presentations from ranching workshop in Socorro are available (Jun. 11, 2013)
NDMC's new monthly assessment reviews drought, impacts (Jun. 10, 2013)
Net decrease shown in drought as westward shift continues (Jun. 6, 2013)
Drought shrinks across upper Midwest and northern Plains (May. 30, 2013)
Drought contracted overall but intensified in west Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico (May. 23, 2013)
Drought recedes incrementally but still covers nearly half the country (May. 16, 2013)
Drought intensifies in New Mexico and the West on U.S. Drought Monitor map (May. 9, 2013)
Drought intensifies in SE Colorado and in Southwestern U.S., eases in the East (May. 2, 2013)
NDMC’s Fuchs to give NOAA webinar on the new Drought Risk Atlas (Apr. 29, 2013)
Drought shifts west on April 23 U.S. Drought Monitor as heavy rains drench the Midwest (Apr. 25, 2013)
Drought coverage falls below 50 percent of contiguous United States for the first time since June 2012 (Apr. 18, 2013)
Nebraska leads nationwide improvement on April 9 U.S. Drought Monitor, but Southwest gets worse (Apr. 11, 2013)
Drought expands in Texas and Florida on latest U.S. Drought Monitor map (Apr. 4, 2013)
Drought ebbs in Southeast, intensifies in Texas (Mar. 28, 2013)
Drought expands incrementally over South, while Illinois is now drought-free (Mar. 21, 2013)
NDMC contributes to international drought policy meeting (Mar. 15, 2013)
Rains improve drought in the Midwest on March 12 U.S. Drought Monitor map (Mar. 14, 2013)
U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought worsening in Texas and Florida (Mar. 7, 2013)
Feb. 26 U.S. Drought Monitor: Winter storms reduce drought in Southeast and south Plains (Feb. 28, 2013)
Ranchers develop planning methodology to best respond to drought (Feb. 28, 2013)
Rains ease drought in South and Southeast on Feb. 19 U.S. Drought Monitor (Feb. 21, 2013)
U.S. Drought Monitor: Rains ease drought in Southeast and other areas (Feb. 14, 2013)
U.S. Drought Monitor Forum 2013 to focus on drought in the tropics (Feb. 11, 2013)
Webinar explores successes of drought games (Feb. 8, 2013)
U.S. Drought Monitor: Rains ease drought across the country but worst areas still dry (Feb. 7, 2013)
U.S. Drought Monitor: West gets rain, Southeast dries out, Plains endure (Jan. 31, 2013)
Rains ease drought in Midwest and East but Plains and West still dry (Jan. 24, 2013)
Drought decreases in many spots across the U.S. but holds on in Plains (Jan. 17, 2013)
Drought contracts slightly for week ending Jan. 8 (Jan. 10, 2013)
Storms bring minor improvements to drought (Jan. 3, 2013)

2012

Plains hoping for rain and snow as drought holds steady (Dec. 20, 2012)
Impacts could intensify nationally and locally if drought continues into 2013 (Dec. 20, 2012)
Total area of U.S. in drought recedes slightly (Dec. 13, 2012)
West benefits from rain as drought lingers across the country (Dec. 6, 2012)
Webinar series will help ranch advisors focus on drought planning (Dec. 5, 2012)
Climate Masters program begins Jan. 16 (Dec. 3, 2012)
Drought expands in the Southeast and across the country (Nov. 29, 2012)
Drought of 2012 shows net expansion after receding for two months (Nov. 21, 2012)
U.S. Drought Monitor shows improvement in Plains, more drought in Southeast (Nov. 15, 2012)
Drought shrinks slightly but expands in patches across the southern U.S. and keeps grip on Plains (Nov. 8, 2012)
Sandy erases drought from Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states (Nov. 1, 2012)
Drought still dominates Plains, according to Oct. 23 U.S. Drought Monitor (Oct. 25, 2012)
Drought of 2012 receding, but slowing growth of winter wheat (Oct. 18, 2012)
Drought shrinks but intensifies on U.S. Drought Monitor (Oct. 11, 2012)
Drought of 2012 recedes overall; better to the south and worse to the north (Oct. 4, 2012)
Artist sculpts U.S. Drought Monitor (Oct. 3, 2012)
Sept. 25 USDM shows drought worsening over upper Midwest and Plains (Sep. 28, 2012)
American Planning Association starts drought mitigation project (Sep. 25, 2012)
U.S. Drought Monitor website wins climate literacy seal of approval (Sep. 24, 2012)
U.S. Drought Monitor shows slight expansion of drought over Upper Midwest (Sep. 20, 2012)
USDA analysis of crops in drought, based on the Sept. 18 U.S. Drought Monitor (Sep. 20, 2012)
September 11 U.S. Drought Monitor shows no relief for Plains (Sep. 13, 2012)
Visiting scholar Meixiu Yu analyzes Chinese drought of 2009-10 (Sep. 11, 2012)
Sept. 4 U.S. Drought Monitor shows Isaac brought needed rains to Midwest but Plains drying out (Sep. 6, 2012)
Aug. 28 U.S. Drought Monitor shows minor changes in Drought of 2012 (Aug. 30, 2012)
Tadesse Advances Projects on Food and Water Security in Ethiopia (Aug. 29, 2012)
Aug. 21 U.S. Drought Monitor shows small intensification in mid-section and improvement to the east (Aug. 23, 2012)
CDC webinar on drought and public health Aug. 24 (Aug. 20, 2012)
Ranch planning workshop online (Aug. 20, 2012)
Drought Intensifies Over Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma (Aug. 16, 2012)
USDA finds slight reductions in area of crops in drought (Aug. 16, 2012)
Drought continues to intensify over central U.S. (Aug. 9, 2012)
Drought intensifies over the middle of the country (Aug. 2, 2012)
Drought’s footprint is smaller but heavier on corn, soybeans, hay and cattle (Aug. 2, 2012)
Drought map shows widespread intensification over central United States (Jul. 26, 2012)
Drought Briefings, July 19, 2012 (Jul. 20, 2012)
July 17 U.S. Drought Monitor map shows drought spreading and intensifying (Jul. 19, 2012)
U.S. Drought Monitor shows record-breaking expanse of drought (Jul. 5, 2012)
Book Details the State of the Art of Detecting Drought from Space (Jun. 8, 2012)
Visiting Scholar Zhao Analyzes Meteorological and Hydrologic Drought in the Jinghe River Basin (Feb. 27, 2012)
Drought Update: Improvements Welcome, Outlook Dry (Feb. 27, 2012)
Visiting Scholar Focuses on Drought Prediction (Jan. 26, 2012)

2011

Workshop to Help Kansas Ranchers Weather Drought (Dec. 23, 2011)
Radio Interview with NDMC Climatologist Focuses on Current Drought (Dec. 9, 2011)
Texas Drought Visible in New National Groundwater Maps (Nov. 30, 2011)
Experts Recommend Components of National Drought Plans (Oct. 25, 2011)
Enhanced Drought Impact Reporter Is Online (Oct. 6, 2011)
Researchers Use Satellite Data to Analyze Drought’s Effect on Temperatures and Vegetation Health (Sep. 9, 2011)
Exceptional drought hits record levels in three U.S. states (Sep. 8, 2011)
'Exceptional drought' record for United States set in July (Aug. 2, 2011)

2010

Knutson Co-Hosts Drought Workshop in Turkey (Aug. 4, 2010)
New Web Portal Focuses on Republican River Basin (Aug. 4, 2010)
VegDRI and VegOut Workshop, Boise, Idaho, July 27 (Jul. 2, 2010)
UNL Faculty Mentor Iraqis in Syria (Jun. 23, 2010)
Australian Political Scientist Studies Role of Physical Scientists in Policymaking (Jun. 23, 2010)
Water for Food Presentations (Jun. 17, 2010)
Congratulations to NDMC Graduate Student Crystal Bergman (May. 10, 2010)
NC Drought Tools Presentations Up (Apr. 20, 2010)
NDMC Connects with K-12 Crowd (Apr. 9, 2010)
NDMC Grad Student Eric Hunt Receives Award (Apr. 8, 2010)