Be Aware

Monitor drought conditions

• U.S. Drought Portalexternal icon
• NOAA’s National Weather Center Drought Informationexternal icon
• National Drought Mitigation Center’s U.S Drought Monitorexternal icon

Monitor air quality

• Monitoring pollution levelsexternal icon
  • Criteria air pollutantsexternal icon
  • Live forecastexternal icon
• Monitoring health affects
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Monitor water usage

• Water conservationexternal icon and water supply emergency responseexternal icon
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)external icon
  • Oregon: Drought and Water Conservationexternal icon
  • California: Save our Waterexternal icon
• Low flow faucets, toilets, and shower headsexternal icon
• Rain barrelsexternal icon
• Smart landscaping pdf icon[PDF – 2.3 MB]external icon
• Safe use of grey or recycled waterexternal icon
  • Wastewater

Monitor local water levels

• Climate impacts on water resourcesexternal icon
• Drought effects on water flowexternal icon
  • Drought and groundwater declineexternal icon
• Drought effects on shippingexternal icon
• Drought effects on water qualityexternal icon
  • Chemical contaminantsexternal icon
  • Microbial contaminants
• Drought effects on health
  • Injury
  • Chronic Disease
  • Vector-borne disease

Monitor food supply and nutrition

• Food supply and drought
  • Farmsexternal icon
  • Crop Sectorsexternal icon
  • Livestock Sectorsexternal icon
• Drought and Your Food Costs
• Health Implications of Drought: Food and Nutrition
  • Hydration