print email comment close National Weather Service: Climate Prediction Center: U.S. Drought Assessment URL: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/drought_assessment.shtml Description: "On each Thursday, the CPC [Climate Prediction Center] ... issues a weekly drought assessment. ... [It] provides a consolidated depiction of national drought conditions based on a combination of drought indicators and field reports. The CPC issues the Seasonal United States Drought Outlook each month in conjunction with the Thursday release of the long-lead temperature and precipitation outlooks." Also includes animations of maps depicting drought conditions. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Extra Keywords United States Drought Monitor Library of Congress Subject Headings: Droughts -- United States United States -- Climate Weather forecasting LII Database Information: Record 19701 created by Maria Brandt on 11/14/2005 Last modification on 11/15/2005 Published: 11/17/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19701