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Drought Risk

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Areas of the world at risk for future drought. Risk is determined by a combination of environmental factors (e.g., historic drought occurrence), human factors that affect the likelihood of drought exposure (e.g., crop production, grazing, etc.) and social, economic, and infrastructure factors that affect how well a population can cope with drought (e.g., water impoundment and delivery).

NOAA NIDIS

A world map shows drought risk levels, depicted in various colors from dark red as risk level 9 to very light yellow as risk level 1. Some of the highlighted regions are Level 9: some areas of India. Level 1: some areas of central Africa and Vietnam.

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Display by:	Drought Risk						Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)					Gun Ownership (US)
	Risk level 1 (very low)	Risk level 2	Risk level 3 (low)	Risk level 4	Risk level 5 (moderate)	Risk level 6	D0 Abnormally Dry	D1 Drought - Moderate	D2 Drought - Severe	D3 Drought - Extreme	D4 Drought - Exceptional	Class	Rank	Percent
Yukon	55.1%	5.40%	0.314%
Northwest Territories	38.2%	1.33%	0.447%
District of Columbia		100%
Nunavut					0.396%
Nova Scotia	79.0%
Prince Edward Island	95.4%
Saskatchewan		0.108%	7.01%	1.30%	0.348%
New Brunswick	99.4%
British Columbia	86.0%	0.217%	0.271%
Newfoundland and Labrador	57.4%	1.10%
Alberta	75.6%	3.33%	0.547%
Québec	69.8%	0.250%
Manitoba	81.9%	8.24%	0.169%	0.546%	0.815%
Ontario	98.7%			0.766%
Alabama	4.06%	91.4%	2.97%										8	56%
Alaska	35.0%	0.129%	0.194%				12.1%						3	65%
Arizona	3.96%	2.03%	39.3%	1.13%	0.402%	1.94%	63.8%	16.6%					24	46%
Arkansas			94.1%	5.38%			4.85%						6	57%
California	4.06%	25.8%	27.5%	16.1%	0.987%		4.47%	12.5%	21.9%	22.2%	38.2%		43	28%
Colorado		0.180%	45.2%	14.2%			9.05%						30	45%
Connecticut	82.4%	17.5%					30.4%						45	24%
Delaware		97.6%											41	34%
Florida	89.2%	6.71%					7.50%						40	35%
Georgia	0.779%	71.7%	16.1%				2.73%						18	49%
Hawaii							42.1%	42.2%	5.85%				47	15%
Idaho	13.6%	8.18%	32.7%	2.94%			35.6%	49.3%	3.82%				4	60%
Illinois					100%								44	28%
Indiana				4.47%	95.5%								31	45%
Iowa					99.9%								33	44%
Kansas					99.9%		5.29%						19	49%
Kentucky			35.7%	64.2%									12	55%
Louisiana	1.01%	23.5%	68.0%	1.27%			38.7%						13	53%
Maine	99.4%												22	47%
Maryland	10.9%	87.5%					8.47%						42	30%
Massachusetts	92.1%	4.34%					20.6%						49	15%
Michigan	51.8%	0.907%	14.6%	0.520%									38	40%
Minnesota	0.208%			99.8%			5.50%						34	43%
Mississippi	3.08%	18.3%	68.7%	1.07%			3.93%						7	56%
Missouri			0.633%	95.9%	1.63%								20	49%
Montana	0.103%	4.94%	33.0%	0.115%			31.7%	16.1%	8.79%				1	66%
Nebraska		2.05%	97.8%										29	45%
Nevada	0.533%	16.8%	45.2%	2.15%			36.1%	25.3%	14.0%	18.7%	4.50%		21	47%
New Hampshire	100%						14.1%						36	41%
New Jersey		98.6%											50	15%
New Mexico	12.1%	35.9%	20.3%	0.704%	1.02%		32.1%						25	46%
New York	80.6%	16.2%											46	20%
North Carolina		91.0%	0.995%										26	46%
North Dakota		0.112%		0.133%	99.8%		67.7%	3.90%					10	55%
Ohio	2.41%		0.104%	97.3%									39	40%
Oklahoma		0.595%	1.38%	56.8%	10.9%		21.5%						11	55%
Oregon	8.75%	34.0%	16.1%				7.64%	29.3%	33.5%				15	51%
Pennsylvania	39.1%	60.4%		0.421%			1.99%						37	41%
Rhode Island	95.3%												48	15%
South Carolina		96.9%	3.07%										17	49%
South Dakota		0.217%		99.7%			11.9%						9	55%
Tennessee		0.102%	89.8%	7.28%									14	52%
Texas		2.19%	4.69%	83.5%	0.249%	0.428%	23.1%						27	46%
Utah	2.19%	24.0%	59.1%	0.958%			32.8%	17.5%	13.0%				23	47%
Vermont	100%												16	51%
Virginia	14.9%	82.6%	1.66%										32	45%
Washington	13.7%	37.3%	29.7%	1.66%			14.5%	7.55%					35	42%
West Virginia	92.7%	3.42%		3.86%			4.75%						5	59%
Wisconsin		8.12%	88.8%										28	45%
Wyoming	4.91%	55.5%	0.561%	1.00%			63.2%	11.7%	2.18%				2	66%

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