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The Drought Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln helps people, organizations and institutions build drought resilience through monitoring and planning. We are the academic partner and web host of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · Feb 4
We host the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation's leading resource to track drought conditions. Our mission is to reduce the effects of drought on people, the environment and the economy.

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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 1h
In the October 2025 Dry Horizons:
➡️ Map highlights U.S. water rights systems
➡️ California launches climate vulnerability platform
➡️ Research shows effects of drought on grasslands and shrublands

Read more: mailchi.mp/unl.edu/dry-...

#drought #drought2025 #news #research #October2025
Morning at Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada. Photo by jkgabbert, Adobe Stock licensed image.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 5d
Director Mark Svoboda was recently on RFD-TV to discuss the global drought impacts report NDMC released with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

Watch interview: mediahub.unl.edu/media/25743
"Drought is a global issue. It's by far the largest economic impact hazard." - Dr. Mark Svoboda, NDMC Director Background image: Entrepeñas Reservoir, Guadalajara (Bridge View). Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), 2022
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 5d
A late-season surge of tropical moisture brought heavy precipitation and flooding to parts of the Four Corners States this week.

Watch video: youtu.be/bs-SCxGSQQo

#USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor October 16, 2025
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
Tropical moisture brought excessive rain and flooding to Arizona, western New Mexico and eastern Utah this week. This drought relief comes on the heels of an exceptionally dry summer and more limited water supplies for producers in the Four Corners states.

#drought #drought2025 #FourCorners
USDM Hot Topic October 16, 2025: Four Corners. This week, coverage of abnormal dryness or drought in the Four Corners states decreased from 83.2% to 82.24%. All categories of drought eased: Moderate drought or worse, from 77.54% to 73.22%; severe, from 57.13% to 48.38%; extreme, from 16.96% to 8.68%; and exceptional, from 1.09% to 0.34%.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
Find more monitoring, planning and education resources on our website: drought.unl.edu.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor. Find maps, data, impacts and more to track #drought and #drought2025. Droughtmonitor.unl.edu.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
How dry or wet are conditions in your area? Share reports to CMOR: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
Help us see more drought. go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
For a full list of this week's changes, see image description.

More change maps:
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US Drought Monitor class change map comparing conditions from October 14 to October 7. A mix of drought improvements and degradations occurred in parts of the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest this week, plus Puerto Rico. Drought worsened in parts of the South and Midwest, with a few areas of improvement in Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Drought improved in parts of the West, with some degradation in Montana.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos

Mapa publicado: octubre 16, 2025

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025 #espanol
Monitor de sequía de EE. UU. que muestra las condiciones para el 16 de octubre de 2025
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
US Drought Monitor 10-16-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 38.22% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 37.74% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 10-16-25.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 6d
An article by Don Wilhite, NDMC director emeritus, is the most-cited in Water International over the last 50 years.

The article, published in 1985, is "Understanding the drought phenomenon: The role of definitions." It has been cited 4,813 times, according to Google Scholar.
Photo of Don Wilhite with the text “An article by Don Wilhite, NDMC director emeritus, is the most-cited in Water International over the last 50 years.”
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 8d
This week’s CMOR photo is from Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

“No measurable rain in 5 plus weeks and very little before. Higher than normal temperatures and no rain in sight.”

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Louisiana
Dry pond in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, on Oct. 13, 2025. CMOR app showing the location of the report in Louisiana.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 12d
Drought and dryness continued to expand in the Northeast after another dry week. Meanwhile, welcome rains fell in southeast Missouri, the Ohio River Valley and some parts of the Mississippi River Valley.

Watch video: youtu.be/OKJb-dzysgk

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US Drought Monitor October 9, 2025
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 13d
Although rains erased an area of abnormal dryness in southeast Georgia this week, drought worsened in parts of the rest of the state. Soil moisture and precipitation deficits worsened, exacerbating impacts on stressed peanut crops.

#drought #drought2025 #Georgia
USDM Hot Topic October 9, 2025: Georgia. This week, coverage of abnormal dryness or drought decreased from 98.18% to 97.34% of Georgia. Moderate drought or worse increased from 52.78% to 58.72%. Severe drought or worse expanded from 11.27% to 18.28%. Extreme drought appeared this week, covering 1.25% of the state.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 13d
A flash drought dried up much of the Northeast in September, affecting water supplies and crops. Read more in the September drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications...

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor. Find maps, data, impacts and more to track #drought and #drought2025. Droughtmonitor.unl.edu.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 13d
How dry or wet are conditions in your area? Share reports to CMOR: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
Help us see more drought. go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 13d
For a full list of this week's changes, see image description.

More change maps: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/ChangeM...

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor class change map comparing conditions from October 7 to September 30. Drought conditions worsened across parts of the eastern U.S., Midwest and South. Pockets of improvement occurred in areas along the Ohio River into the Mississippi River and parts of the South. Drought conditions also improved in parts of the West, with areas of degradation in parts of Montana.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 13d
Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos

Mapa publicado: octubre 9, 2025

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025 #espanol
Monitor de sequía de EE. UU. que muestra las condiciones para el 9 de octubre de 2025
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 13d
US Drought Monitor 10-9-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.74% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.03% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 10-9-25.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 14d
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York noticed an uptick in wells running dry and urged water conservation amid rapid drought development in the Northeast this month.

Read more in the #September2025 drought impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3e81...

#drought #drought2025 #USA
Aerial view of the Kennebec River as it flows through downtown Augusta, Maine, on Sept. 15, 2025. Photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 14d
Overall, the national drought footprint expanded in September, driven by persistent warmth and widespread precipitation shortfalls.

Read more in the September drought climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/116f...

#drought #drought2025 #USA #September2025
The Allatoona Wildlife Management Area in Bartow County, Georgia, on Sept. 27, 2025. Photo by John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 14d
This week’s CMOR photo is from Orleans County, #Vermont.

“All of the natural streams and springs on the property are dry. We have never seen the pond this low. The cows use this as their drinking source.”

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #photos
Dry pond in Orleans County, Vermont, on Oct. 5, 2025. CMOR app showing the location of the report in northern Vermont.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 19d
This trip marks the latest chapter of a partnership spanning over two decades! Stay tuned for CzechGlobe updates.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 19d
Mark Svoboda, Chris Poulsen, Mike Hayes and Kelly Smith spent the last week of September in the Czech Republic.

They collaborated with colleagues at Mendel University in Brno on the CzechGlobe project, which focuses on drought monitoring and drought impacts.
Group photo in Brno with NDMC and Mendel University collaborators.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 20d
Widespread rains of 1 to 2 inches or more eased drought and dryness conditions in parts of southern Missouri and Arkansas into the northeast U.S.

Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osur...

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US Drought Monitor October 2, 2025
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 20d
While rains improved #drought conditions in isolated areas of the #Southeast, hot and dry weather prevailed over the region this week. Parts of Alabama and Georgia were hit particularly hard, with extreme drought emerging in Alabama.

The region’s recent flash drought has dried out peanut crops.
USDM Hot Topic October 2, 2025: the Southeast. This week, coverage of abnormal dryness or drought increased from 80.1% to 82.4% of the Southeast. Moderate drought or worse expanded from 32.02% to 37.52%. Severe drought or worse rose from 3.23% to 6.29%. Extreme drought appeared in Alabama this week, covering 0.23% of the region.