| Drought: Background information for journalists. |
| Drought Comparisons: A comparison of a drought in a more economically developed area - Texas, and a drought in a less economically developed area - Sahel. |
| Monitoring and Early Warning: Maps providing monthly updated, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe, with methodology discussions. |
| National Drought Mitigation Center: The National Drought Mitigation Center provides information to help people and institutions reduce vulnerability to drought, stressing prevention and risk management. |
| NOAA's Drought Information Center: A collection of sites related to drought and climate conditions in the United States (and some individual states). It includes current reports, outlooks, and indices used for drought and moisture monitoring . |
| North American Drought, a Paleo Perspective: Highlights the importance of paleoclimate research in providing information about past droughts and natural variability. Includes maps that display droughts of the various centuries. |
| Prairie drought of 2001: CBC News reports on the drought of 2001 in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and other parts of Canada. |
| U.S. Drought Monitor: Map of U.S. drought conditions, including long-range temperature and preciptation outlooks. |
| USGS--Pacific Northwest Drought: Status and information on daily streamflow in the Pacific Northwest States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Links to other resources. |