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ALABAMA DROUGHT REACH

The Alabama Drought Reach (ADR) program focused on improving drought communications and drought impact monitoring in Alabama. It is a collaborative partnership between the Auburn University Water Resources Center and the Office of the State Climatologist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, along with support from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.

HOW IS DROUGHT IMPACTING YOU?

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Launched in May 2023, ADR’s mission is to improve drought communications and drought agricultural impact monitoring in Alabama.

Mission:

To improve drought communications and drought agricultural impact monitoring in Alabama.

Vision:

To better document drought’s agricultural impacts in Alabama, resulting in a more infomred scientific and agricultural community.

Program Objectives:

  • Develop a systematic approach and monitoring program for drought agricultural impact data collection by Extension and Experiment Station personnel 
  • Develop and conduct drought training for Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station personnel  
  • Work alongside the Office of the State Climatologist to provide timely and relevant agricultural impact data 
  • Increase drought impact literacy among Alabama farmers, landowners, and the general public 

For more ADR information please contact Brianne Minton at drought@auburn.edu.

HOW DROUGHT IMPACTS ALABAMA AGRICULTURE

Information coming soon. 

WHO MONITORS DROUGHT IN ALABAMA?

Information coming soon.

PREVIOUS DROUGHT WORK

The AUWRC, in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), strives to better inform and prepare Alabama and the Southeast for the many challenges of periodic droughts.

The ACF River Basin Drought and Water Dashboard and ACF Drought StoryMap, collaborative projects with NOAA NIDIS, the AUWRC, and other regional partners, was launched in early 2022 in response to a request from regional stakeholders and improve the ability to view real-time information with interactive, shareable, and easy-to-understand graphics on current and predicted drought conditions.

ACF River Basin Drought & Water Dashboard

DROUGHT NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Monthly Newsletter – May 2024

Weekly Update – June 25, 2024

Monthly Newsletter – June 2024

Weekly Update – July 9, 2024

Weekly Update – July 16, 2024

Weekly Update – July 23, 2024

Weekly Update – July 30, 2024

Monthly Newsletter – July 2024

Weekly Update – August 13, 2024

Weekly Update – August 20, 2024

Weekly Update – August 27, 2024

Monthly Newsletter – August 2024

Weekly Update – September 3, 2024

Weekly Update – September 17, 2024

Weekly Update – October 1, 2024

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Held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 9 AM Central/10 AM Eastern