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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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Drought Risk

Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)

Vegetable Production

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

Acres

Alabama
4.06%91.4%2.97%3719,700
Alaska
35.0%0.129%0.194%12.1%581,020
Alberta
75.6%3.33%0.547%2161,700
Arizona
3.96%2.03%39.3%1.13%0.402%1.94%63.8%16.6%11145,000
Arkansas
94.1%5.38%4.85%4211,100
British Columbia
86.0%0.217%0.271%3523,000
California
4.06%25.8%27.5%16.1%0.987%4.47%12.5%21.9%22.2%38.2%11,170,000
Colorado
0.180%45.2%14.2%9.05%1779,300
Connecticut
82.4%17.5%30.4%439,250
Delaware
97.6%2933,600
District of Columbia
100%630
Florida
89.2%6.71%7.50%5245,000
Georgia
0.779%71.7%16.1%2.73%14109,000
Hawaii
42.1%42.2%5.85%458,580
Idaho
13.6%8.18%32.7%2.94%35.6%49.3%3.82%2354,000
Illinois
100%2261,400
Indiana
4.47%95.5%2640,100
Iowa
99.9%477,700
Kansas
99.9%5.29%516,380
Kentucky
35.7%64.2%448,960
Louisiana
1.01%23.5%68.0%1.27%38.7%4012,900
Maine
99.4%2062,200
Manitoba
81.9%8.24%0.169%0.546%0.815%1968,800
Maryland
10.9%87.5%8.47%3129,300
Massachusetts
92.1%4.34%20.6%3819,000
Michigan
51.8%0.907%14.6%0.520%8166,000
Minnesota
0.208%99.8%5.50%6212,000
Mississippi
3.08%18.3%68.7%1.07%3.93%2736,800
Missouri
0.633%95.9%1.63%3918,500
Montana
0.103%4.94%33.0%0.115%31.7%16.1%8.79%4111,800
Nebraska
2.05%97.8%3423,300
Nevada
0.533%16.8%45.2%2.15%36.1%25.3%14.0%18.7%4.50%543,200
New Brunswick
99.4%2348,700
New Hampshire
100%14.1%523,700
New Jersey
98.6%2547,800
New Mexico
12.1%35.9%20.3%0.704%1.02%32.1%3228,000
New York
80.6%16.2%13125,000
Newfoundland and Labrador
57.4%1.10%571,390
North Carolina
91.0%0.995%9155,000
North Dakota
0.112%0.133%99.8%67.7%3.90%1879,000
Northwest Territories
38.2%1.33%0.447%628
Nova Scotia
79.0%487,420
Nunavut
0.396%640
Ohio
2.41%0.104%97.3%2835,300
Oklahoma
0.595%1.38%56.8%10.9%21.5%496,860
Ontario
98.7%0.766%7170,000
Oregon
8.75%34.0%16.1%7.64%29.3%33.5%10154,000
Pennsylvania
39.1%60.4%0.421%1.99%2448,100
Prince Edward Island
95.4%1688,900
Québec
69.8%0.250%12134,000
Rhode Island
95.3%562,240
Saskatchewan
0.108%7.01%1.30%0.348%467,740
South Carolina
96.9%3.07%3030,300
South Dakota
0.217%99.7%11.9%59830
Tennessee
0.102%89.8%7.28%3327,700
Texas
2.19%4.69%83.5%0.249%0.428%23.1%15102,000
Utah
2.19%24.0%59.1%0.958%32.8%17.5%13.0%506,690
Vermont
100%533,450
Virginia
14.9%82.6%1.66%3622,700
Washington
13.7%37.3%29.7%1.66%14.5%7.55%3326,000
West Virginia
92.7%3.42%3.86%4.75%552,650
Wisconsin
8.12%88.8%4251,000
Wyoming
4.91%55.5%0.561%1.00%63.2%11.7%2.18%60617
Yukon
55.1%5.40%0.314%6147
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