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Topic: Drought

Photo of a man walks through floodwaters downstream from a levee break along the Pajaro River in Monterey County, California. Heavy rain from an atmospheric river caused the levee to fail. March 12, 2023. Credit: California Department of Water Resources.

Spring Outlook: California drought cut by half with more relief to come

March 16, 2023

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climate outlooks

Photo of a man walks through floodwaters downstream from a levee break along the Pajaro River in Monterey County, California. Heavy rain from an atmospheric river caused the levee to fail. March 12, 2023. Credit: California Department of Water Resources.

A person jogs as palm trees stand in front of snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains following a powerful winter storm.

A warm February wrapped up a warm winter for U.S.

March 8, 2023

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monthly climate report

A person jogs as palm trees stand in front of snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains following a powerful winter storm.

A drop of water with text to the left that says "World Water Day March 22"

#WorldWaterDay: Taking action to protect this fragile natural resource

March 22, 2023

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

citizen science

A drop of water with text to the left that says "World Water Day March 22"

NOAA GOES West satellite imagery from January 4, 2023. Clouds are shown in white. An atmospheric river can be seen funneling moisture over the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

Special report: Atmospheric rivers improve drought conditions in the West

January 24, 2023

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atmospheric river

NOAA GOES West satellite imagery from January 4, 2023. Clouds are shown in white. An atmospheric river can be seen funneling moisture over the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

A person walks past a formerly sunken boat resting on a now-dry section of lakebed at Lake Mead on May 10, 2022.

Record drought gripped much of the U.S. in 2022

January 10, 2023

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climate reports

Billion-Dollar Disasters

temperature rankings

A person walks past a formerly sunken boat resting on a now-dry section of lakebed at Lake Mead on May 10, 2022.

A person digs out after a record-breaking lake-effect snowstorm impacted the Hamburg, NY area on November 18, 2022.

U.S. hit with historic snowfall, late-season hurricane in November

December 8, 2022

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monthly climate report

A person digs out after a record-breaking lake-effect snowstorm impacted the Hamburg, NY area on November 18, 2022.

Aerial photo from October 2022 of low river levels around Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Ill.

Warm, dry October intensifies U.S. drought

November 8, 2022

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monthly climate report

Aerial photo from October 2022 of low river levels around Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Ill.

U.S. drought monitor map showing tribal boundaries.

New mapping feature offers tribal nations customized drought, climate data

November 3, 2022

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U.S. drought monitor map showing tribal boundaries.

Screenshot of U.S. drought monitor map.

Drought.gov launches new map feature for Tribal Nations

October 14, 2022

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Screenshot of U.S. drought monitor map.

Aerial imagery from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey of damage in the Times Square district of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., after Category 4 Hurricane Ian struck the area.

Ian is 15th billion-dollar disaster this year so far

October 11, 2022

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Billion-Dollar Disasters

Aerial imagery from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey of damage in the Times Square district of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., after Category 4 Hurricane Ian struck the area.

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