Number 33, April 2002
A partnership of the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction
Center, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Drought
Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has responded
to the need for accurate, centralized drought information by developing
a map that summarizes information from numerous drought indices
and indicators in a single, easy-to-read resource. To create the
map, the partnership blends current information from numerous sources,
including the National Weather Service, National Climatic Data Center,
Regional Climate Centers, USDA's Joint Agricultural Weather Facility,
USDA's National Water and Climate Center, Department of Interior's
U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation, as well as many
other sources. This site also includes a drought forecast, archives,
and summary of current conditions.