Ecosystems
Ecoregion extents for forests were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.
Ecoregion extents for prairies were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.
Ecoregion extents for deserts were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.
Ecoregion extents for mediterranean areas were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.
Fire statistics were ingested from State of the Climate Monthly Reports available from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Statistics on flood events were ingested from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information's (NCEI's) Storm Events database.
Ecoregion extents for forests were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GIS was used to identify the number of forest acres in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Ecoregion extents for prairies were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GIS was used to identify the number of prairie acres in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor.