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Climate Engine, with support from NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System, is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to guide drought planning on BLM-managed lands.


Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness Across the Nation

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, tribal, state, and local levels.

Current Conditions and Outlooks

U.S. Drought Monitor Category
Value Map Hex Color % of U.S. Description
D0 - Abnormally Dry #ffff00 20.0 Abnormally Dry Abnormally Dry (D0) indicates a region that is going into or coming out of drought. 
D1 - Moderate Drought #fcd37f 10.3 Moderate Drought Moderate Drought (D1) is the first of four drought categories (D1–D4), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
D2 - Severe Drought #ffaa00 3.8 Severe Drought Severe Drought (D2) is the second of four drought categories (D1–D4), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
D3 - Extreme Drought #e60000 0.9 Extreme Drought Extreme Drought (D3) is the third of four drought categories (D1–D4), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
D4 - Exceptional Drought #730000 0.1 Exceptional Drought Exceptional Drought (D4) is the most intense drought category, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Total Area in Drought (D1–D4) dmtotal 15.2 Total Area in Drought (D1–D4) Percent area of the 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico that is currently in drought (D1–D4), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Outlook Category
Value Map Hex Color % of U.S.
Drought persists #9b634a 13.2
Drought remains but improves #ded2bc 0.9
Drought removal likely #b2ad69 3.6
Drought development likely #ffde63 3.2

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Climate Engine, with support from NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to guide drought planning on BLM-managed lands ClimateEngine.org is an innovative tool that provides satellite and climate data in a user-friendly manner to facilitate water conservation, wildfire risk management, agricultural productivity
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Despite considerable public health concerns, drought assessments often disregard the health risks associated with drought exposure in the United States, particularly in regional-based assessments (Fard et al., 2022). One potential explanation of the lack of research is the complexity of linking drought to health outcomes. Drought lacks the direct pathway to health outcomes that many other climate
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NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) recently launched an Instagram account. Instagram users can follow NIDIS at @NOAADrought to get the latest current news, conditions, and outlooks wherever they are. Follow us to stay up to date on drought in your region and beyond. NIDIS’s social media is part of our broader effort to provide the best available information to