Article on droughts and why they occur in the UK.

Account from CBC News of a 10-year period of drought and dust storms in the US.

Status and information on daily streamflow in the Pacific Northwest States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Links to other resources.

Map of U.S. drought conditions, including long-range temperature and preciptation outlooks.

Highlights the importance of paleoclimate research in providing information about past droughts and natural variability. Includes maps that display droughts of the various centuries.

A collection of sites related to drought and climate conditions in the United States (and some individual states). It includes current reports, outlooks, and indices used for drought and moisture monitoring .

Severe drought conditions can profoundly impact agriculture, water resources, tourism, ecosystems, and basic human welfare. NOAA examines the economics, social benefits and cost mitigation of drought.

The National Drought Mitigation Center provides information to help people and institutions reduce vulnerability to drought, stressing prevention and risk management.

Maps providing monthly updated, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe, with methodology discussions.

Account from CBC News of the drought that hit Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta in 2002, searing crops and leaving livestock without feed or water.

A comparison of a drought in a more economically developed area - Texas, and a drought in a less economically developed area - Sahel.

Background information for journalists.