Canada Drought Watch
Abstract:
The Drought Watch web site is produced by the Prairie Farm Rehabiliation Administration (PFRA) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and provides many agrometeorological and drought related products and information for Canada. There is also a complete version of the web site in French. The Current Conditions Maps section of the site provides national and regional temperature and precipitation maps, drought indice maps (Monthly Palmer, SPI, and Soil Moisture), and Drought Monitoring Maps (Forage Production and Supply, and On-Farm Surface Water Supplies). The Historical Maps section provides a historical archive of products from the Current Conditions section. The Climate Profiles section provides climate and agroclimatic products, drought summaries, various articles, and grasshopper maps and information. The Drought Management Information section provides articles on on drought related topics such as crops, livestock, pasture, pest management, and water.
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