Drought Center

@DroughtCenter

The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln helps people everywhere reduce vulnerability to drought.

Lincoln, Nebraska

Joined May 2012

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 17

A continued active pattern brought substantial rains to the Southern Plains this week. The Drought Download video series uses maps, climate indicators and graphics to visualize the US Drought Monitor national drought summary. #USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 17

Moderate #drought has developed in #Alaska over the past month. Three weeks ago, Gov. Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration amid destructive wildfires in the Denali Borough. Rains this week have helped with fire containment efforts, and burn bans were lifted in some areas.

DroughtCenter's tweet image. Moderate #drought has developed in #Alaska over the past month. Three weeks ago, Gov. Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration amid destructive wildfires in the Denali Borough. Rains this week have helped with fire containment efforts, and burn bans were lifted in some areas.

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 14

NDMC Director Mark Svoboda was recently interviewed on the CBS News show "The Daily Report" to discuss the new UNCCD global drought hotspots report and drought impacts in the US. Watch video: cbsnews.com/video/earth-mo…

DroughtCenter's tweet card. Over the past two years, Earth has endured some of the most widespread and destructive droughts ever recorded, according to a new analysis by the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the U.N....

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 11

Water supply issues plagued the nation in parts of the East Coast, Midwest and West throughout June. Read more in the June drought impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d56ec2… #drought #drought2025 #USA #June2025

DroughtCenter's tweet image. Water supply issues plagued the nation in parts of the East Coast, Midwest and West throughout June.

Read more in the June drought impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d56ec2…

#drought #drought2025 #USA #June2025

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 11

A flash drought developed in the Northwest in June, driven in part by over 26 straight days without rain in Oregon and Washington. Read more in the June drought climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/af1b1f… #drought #drought2025 #USA #June2025

DroughtCenter's tweet image. A flash drought developed in the Northwest in June, driven in part by over 26 straight days without rain in Oregon and Washington.

Read more in the June drought climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/af1b1f…

#drought #drought2025 #USA #June2025

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 10

Drought coverage and intensity continued to decline throughout the Great Plains since the spring, with additional heavy rainfall during the first week of July. Watch video: youtu.be/w2sNYXE-ttk #USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025

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Drought Center@DroughtCenter · Jul 10

A devastating flash flood swept through the Guadalupe River on July 4, causing at least 120 deaths across six Texas counties. While the historic rain event caused significant drought improvement, long-term drought remains in south-central Texas. #drought #drought2025 #Texas

DroughtCenter's tweet image. A devastating flash flood swept through the Guadalupe River on July 4, causing at least 120 deaths across six Texas counties. While the historic rain event caused significant drought improvement, long-term drought remains in south-central Texas.

#drought #drought2025 #Texas

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