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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

Doppler Radar Sites (U.S.)

Cotton Production (U.S.)

Risk level 1 (very low)

Risk level 2

Risk level 3 (low)

Risk level 4

Risk level 5 (moderate)

Risk level 6

Doppler Radar Sites (US)

Class

Rank

Metric tons

Yukon
55.1%5.40%0.314%
Northwest Territories
38.2%1.33%0.447%
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%16183,000
Alaska
35.0%0.129%0.194%1430
Arizona
3.96%2.03%39.3%1.13%0.402%1.94%11261,000
Arkansas
94.1%5.38%13342,000
California
4.06%25.8%27.5%16.1%0.987%11094,500
Colorado
0.180%45.2%14.2%1460
Connecticut
82.4%17.5%360
Delaware
97.6%1280
District of Columbia
100%480
Florida
89.2%6.71%11637,000
Georgia
0.779%71.7%16.1%12566,000
Hawaii
1330
Idaho
13.6%8.18%32.7%2.94%1310
Illinois
100%1510
Indiana
4.47%95.5%2240
Iowa
99.9%1190
Kansas
99.9%21539,200
Kentucky
35.7%64.2%1300
Louisiana
1.01%23.5%68.0%1.27%11178,400
Maine
99.4%1200
Maryland
10.9%87.5%1470
Massachusetts
92.1%4.34%2490
Michigan
51.8%0.907%14.6%0.520%1350
Minnesota
0.208%99.8%2380
Mississippi
3.08%18.3%68.7%1.07%14257,000
Missouri
0.633%95.9%1.63%27181,000
Montana
0.103%4.94%33.0%0.115%1410
Nebraska
2.05%97.8%1390
Nevada
0.533%16.8%45.2%2.15%1440
New Hampshire
100%370
New Jersey
98.6%2320
New Mexico
12.1%35.9%20.3%0.704%1.02%11726,800
New York
80.6%16.2%1250
North Carolina
91.0%0.995%15218,000
North Dakota
0.112%0.133%99.8%1290
Ohio
2.41%0.104%97.3%1340
Oklahoma
0.595%1.38%56.8%10.9%11445,700
Oregon
8.75%34.0%16.1%1260
Pennsylvania
39.1%60.4%0.421%1270
Rhode Island
95.3%500
South Carolina
96.9%3.07%19115,000
South Dakota
0.217%99.7%1180
Tennessee
0.102%89.8%7.28%28155,000
Texas
2.19%4.69%83.5%0.249%0.428%11751,000
Utah
2.19%24.0%59.1%0.958%2210
Vermont
100%1220
Virginia
14.9%82.6%1.66%11346,800
Washington
13.7%37.3%29.7%1.66%1400
West Virginia
92.7%3.42%3.86%1420
Wisconsin
8.12%88.8%2450
Wyoming
4.91%55.5%0.561%1.00%1230
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