Providing Hydrologic Science and Data to Water-Resource Managers and the General Public "Drought is a condition of moisture deficit sufficient to have an adverse effect on vegetation, animals, and man over a sizeable area."

Drought Information Resources

General Information on Droughts

Fact Sheet on Drought

Historic variations in moisture availability

Water Supply Paper 2375 - National Water Summary 1988-89--Floods and Droughts

Climate and droughts (p. 89-98)

Evapotranspiration and droughts (p. 99-104)

Paleohydrology and its value in analyzing floods and droughts (p. 105-116)

Management of water resources for drought conditions (p. 147-156)

Federal Agency Drought Information

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Drought Information Centers

National Drought Mitigation Center

New York State DEC Drought Information

Delaware River Basin Commission Drought Info

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Drought Coordination

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

USGS Connecticut Drought Information

USGS Massachusetts and Rhode Island Drought Information

USGS New Hampshire and Vermont Drought Watch

USGS Pennsylvania Drought Condition Monitoring

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