Droughts

A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather that persists long enough to produce a serious hydrologic imbalance. Droughts have wide-ranging adverse economic, environmental, and social impacts as rivers, reservoirs, groundwater levels, and soil moisture all drop.

View resources collected by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and organized by department for Drought in Texas:

• Animal Science
  • Dairy
  • Beef
  • Horses
  • Animal Nutrition
• Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  • Irrigation
  • Animal Feeding Operation Engineering
  • Water Resources
• Ecosystem Science and Management
  • Drought Management Strategies
• Horticulture
  • Drought Management for Commercial Horticulture
  • Earth-Kind® Landscape Drought Preparedness
• Home Water Conservation
  • Water Resources for Homeowners
  • Watering Calculator – Click closest city to begin
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Urban Water Conservation
• Soil & Crop Sciences
  • Drought Publications
• Veterinary Medicine
  • Drought health problems in beef cattle (outline)
• Agricultural Economics
  • Decision Aids

Additional Resources by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service:

• Archive: Agricultural Drought Task Force

Drought Information from other Reputable Sources:

• Office of the Texas State Climatologist
• Texas Water Development Board
  • Rainwater Harvesting Manual
  • Rainwater Harvesting System Size Calculator
  • Rainwater volumes from roof runoff
• Texas Water Conditions Report
• Real-Time Water Data for Texas
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Drought and Drought Assistance
• United States Drought Monitor
• U.S. Drought Portal
• Drought Tolerant Plants
• Drought Resource Guide for Water Utilities
• State of the Climate
• Water Quality and Conservation Information
• Irrigation
• Soil Moisture Monitoring
• Soil Health
• Surf Your Watershed
• Texas SmartScape®

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