DROUGHTS

THE BASICS

Drought Overview

The High Cost of Droughts

RESOURCES

United States Geological Society

National Drought Mitigation Center Magazine

USA Drought Information Portal

USA Monthly Droughts & Impacts

VIDEOS

The impact of drought in the Lower Mekong

Human Influence on Droughts Goes Back 100 Years

Understanding Droughts

SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

2020 – Droughts & Climate Change

2019 – Droughts & Climate Change

RECENT NEWS

Climate adaptation: Could nature based solutions help bridge the gap?
Business Green 2021-01-14
Step up action and adapt to ‘new climate reality’, UN environment report urges
United Nations News – Climate Change 2021-01-14
A “forever” drought takes shape in the West
Axios 2021-01-14
Climate change could have a ‘profound’ negative impact on child malnourishment
Carbonbrief 2021-01-14
Promoting Climate-Resilient Agricultural and Rural Credit
Center for American Progress 2021-01-14
How the Climate Crisis is Affecting Iowa
Climate Reality Project 2021-01-12
Biden is off to a great start. But there’s a lot of work to be done on climate.
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 2021-01-12
Water recommendations for the new administration
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 2021-01-12
Hydro to add 18% of generation in Africa by 2030, but fossil fuels will dominate
Renewable Energy World 2021-01-12
Two-thirds of Earth’s land is on pace to lose water as the climate warms – that’s a problem for people, crops and forests
The Conversation 2021-01-11
BoM says last decade hottest on record for Australia
Econews 2021-01-10
Extreme 14th century droughts may provide insight into our climate change crisis
Science Alert 2021-01-08
After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it’s time to make US disaster policy more effective and equitable – here’s how
The Conversation 2021-01-08
After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it’s time to overhaul US disaster policy – here’s how
The Conversation 2021-01-08
Natural disaster damages hit $210bn worldwide in 2020, Munich Re estimates
Business Green 2021-01-08

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

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TOP PICKS

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