r/drought
› *** *“When the well is dry, you know the worth of water” - Ben Franklin* *** **The Drought reddit** **Drought** - an extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage and harm to the local economy. Prolonged drought has caused cause mass migrations and humanitarian crises. [Wikipedia: Drought](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought) *** **Related Reddits** * /r/AfterTheFlood * /r/Agriculture * /r/AgriScience * /r/AgriTech * /r/Agronomy * /r/Basins * /r/Biochar * /r/BioDynamic * /r/Biology * /r/Biomass * /r/BioScience * /r/Botany * /r/Climate * /r/Conservation * /r/Creeks * /r/Desalination * /r/Desert * /r/Disaster * /r/EarthScience * /r/Ecology * /r/Energy * /r/EnviroAction * /r/EnviroNews * /r/Environment * /r/Environmental_Action * /r/Environmental_Policy * /r/Environmental_Science * /r/EnviroTech * /r/EverythingScience * /r/Famine * /r/Farm * /r/Farming * /r/FEMA * /r/Fishing * /r/FoodCrisis * /r/FoodShortage * /r/Forests * /r/Forestry * /r/ForestHealth * /r/Geography * /r/Geology * /r/GIS * /r/Grasslands * /r/GreatLakesShipping * /r/Green * /r/Gulf * /r/Hurricanes * /r/Hydroelectric * /r/Hydrology * /r/InternationalDev * /r/Invasivespecies * /r/Irrigation * /r/LifeAquatic * /r/Livestock * /r/LivingOfftheLand * /r/MacroEcology * /r/Maps * /r/NaturalResources * /r/Nature * /r/Ocean * /r/Oceans * /r/OceanAcidification * /r/OnTheWaterFront * /r/Permaculture * /r/PublicLands * /r/Rainforests * /r/RedditForest * /r/RestorationEcology * /r/Rivers * /r/Science * /r/Scuba * /r/Shipwreck * /r/Soil * /r/Storm * /r/Stormwater * /r/Water * /r/WaterPorn * /r/Watersheds * /r/WaterUtilities * /r/Waterways * /r/Weather * /r/Wetlands * /r/Wildlife * /r/Wind * /r/WindEnergy And Check Out: [The Big List of Related Reddits](http://www.reddit.com/r/environment/wiki/related_reddits) as well as [The List of Ecology Related Reddits](http://www.reddit.com/r/ecology/wiki/subreddits) *** **Outside Reddit Sites** * [Nat. Geographic: Droughts 101 (video)](http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/droughts) * [U.S. Drought Monitor](http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/) * [U.S. Drought Portal](http://www.drought.gov/drought/) * [NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration](http://www.noaa.gov) * [U.S. Department of Agriculture: Disaster & Drought Information](http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=DISASTER_ASSISTANCE) * [California Drought](http://www.ca.gov/drought/) * [American Red Cross: Drought Preparedness & Water Conservation](http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/drought) * [Save Our Water: Drought- What You Need to Know](http://www.saveourh2o.org/content/Drought2014WhatYouNeedtoKnow) * [National Wildlife Federation: Global Warming & Drought](http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Global-Warming-is-Causing-Extreme-Weather/Drought.aspx) * [AFDM: African Flood & Drought Monitor](http://stream.princeton.edu/AWCM/WEBPAGE/index.php) * [US Army Corps of Engineers: Drought](http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/EmergencyOperations/Drought.aspx) * [University of California: UC Drought Management](http://ucmanagedrought.ucdavis.edu/) * [Australian Drought](http://environmental.lilithezine.com/Australian-Drought.html) * [Australian Bureau of Meteorology: Rainfall deficiencies](http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/) * [FAO Water: Water scarcity & Poverty](http://www.fao.org/nr/water/issues/scarcity.html) * [GIDMaPS: The Global Integrated Drought Monitoring & Prediction System](http://drought.eng.uci.edu/)