Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor
WEBThe Drought Monitor summary map identifies general areas of drought and labels them by intensity. D1 is the least intense level and D4 the most intense. Drought is defined as a moisture deficit bad enough to have social, environmental or economic effects.
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WEBAug 5, 2024 · View the latest drought-related news, upcoming events, and recordings and summaries of past webinars.
U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for July 2, 2024 | News ...
WEBAccording to the July 2, 2024 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico, an increase from last week’s 13.6%. The worst drought categories (extreme to exceptional drought) increased from 0.6% last week to 0.8%.
Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting ...
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The United Nations estimates that 1.84 billion people worldwide, or nearly a quarter of humanity, were living under drought in 2022 and 2023, the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries.
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase ... - UN News
WEBMay 12, 2022 · Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to...