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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.)

Corn 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

Metric tons

District of Columbia
100%
Alabama
4.06%91.4%2.97%30869,000
Alaska
35.0%0.129%0.194%12.1%540
Alberta
75.6%3.33%0.547%4644,000
Arizona
3.96%2.03%39.3%1.13%0.402%1.94%63.8%16.6%37224,000
Arkansas
94.1%5.38%4.85%173,050,000
British Columbia
86.0%0.217%0.271%4811,800
California
4.06%25.8%27.5%16.1%0.987%4.47%12.5%21.9%22.2%38.2%4389,900
Colorado
0.180%45.2%14.2%9.05%183,010,000
Connecticut
82.4%17.5%30.4%580
Delaware
97.6%31721,000
Florida
89.2%6.71%7.50%36233,000
Georgia
0.779%71.7%16.1%2.73%251,710,000
Hawaii
42.1%42.2%5.85%630
Idaho
13.6%8.18%32.7%2.94%35.6%49.3%3.82%33604,000
Illinois
100%257,600,000
Indiana
4.47%95.5%524,800,000
Iowa
99.9%163,000,000
Kansas
99.9%5.29%913,000,000
Kentucky
35.7%64.2%145,350,000
Louisiana
1.01%23.5%68.0%1.27%38.7%241,880,000
Maine
99.4%550
Manitoba
81.9%8.24%0.169%0.546%0.815%281,330,000
Maryland
10.9%87.5%8.47%261,590,000
Massachusetts
92.1%4.34%20.6%600
Michigan
51.8%0.907%14.6%0.520%138,530,000
Minnesota
0.208%99.8%5.50%337,100,000
Mississippi
3.08%18.3%68.7%1.07%3.93%222,370,000
Missouri
0.633%95.9%1.63%1012,800,000
Montana
0.103%4.94%33.0%0.115%31.7%16.1%8.79%39196,000
Nebraska
2.05%97.8%437,000,000
Nevada
0.533%16.8%45.2%2.15%36.1%25.3%14.0%18.7%4.50%530
New Brunswick
99.4%4742,900
New Hampshire
100%14.1%500
New Jersey
98.6%40196,000
New Mexico
12.1%35.9%20.3%0.704%1.02%32.1%42136,000
New York
80.6%16.2%232,040,000
Newfoundland and Labrador
57.4%1.10%510
North Carolina
91.0%0.995%212,510,000
North Dakota
0.112%0.133%99.8%67.7%3.90%128,880,000
Northwest Territories
38.2%1.33%0.447%570
Nova Scotia
79.0%4547,700
Nunavut
0.396%520
Ohio
2.41%0.104%97.3%715,100,000
Oklahoma
0.595%1.38%56.8%10.9%21.5%32620,000
Ontario
98.7%0.766%119,440,000
Oregon
8.75%34.0%16.1%7.64%29.3%33.5%35271,000
Pennsylvania
39.1%60.4%0.421%1.99%192,990,000
Prince Edward Island
95.4%620
Québec
69.8%0.250%163,560,000
Rhode Island
95.3%560
Saskatchewan
0.108%7.01%1.30%0.348%590
South Carolina
96.9%3.07%29930,000
South Dakota
0.217%99.7%11.9%616,800,000
Tennessee
0.102%89.8%7.28%202,630,000
Texas
2.19%4.69%83.5%0.249%0.428%23.1%153,880,000
Utah
2.19%24.0%59.1%0.958%32.8%17.5%13.0%4467,100
Vermont
100%490
Virginia
14.9%82.6%1.66%271,440,000
Washington
13.7%37.3%29.7%1.66%14.5%7.55%34419,000
West Virginia
92.7%3.42%3.86%4.75%41149,000
Wisconsin
8.12%88.8%813,900,000
Wyoming
4.91%55.5%0.561%1.00%63.2%11.7%2.18%38218,000
Yukon
55.1%5.40%0.314%610
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