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Aerial view of Medina Lake
Medina Lake drought
Medina Lake drought
Medina Lake drought

Aerial view (from helicopter) of Medina Lake during the 2012 drought.

Aerial view (from helicopter) of Medina Lake during the 2012 drought.

Radium Springs, Georgia. Area drought causes groundwater levels to drop, thus drying up the spring.
Drought causes groundwater levels to drop-drying up Radium Springs, GA
Drought causes groundwater levels to drop-drying up Radium Springs, GA
Drought causes groundwater levels to drop-drying up Radium Springs, GA

Radium Springs, Georgia, during drought conditions.

Drought Conditions in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in July 2011
Drought Conditions in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River
Drought Conditions in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River
Drought Conditions in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River

Drought Conditions in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in July 2011: USGS measured streamflow at 267 sites in the lower ACF Basin and western and central parts of the Aucilla–Suwanee–Ochlockonee River basin during July 2011 to measure the effects of drought and irrigation withdrawals on streamflow.

Drought Conditions in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in July 2011: USGS measured streamflow at 267 sites in the lower ACF Basin and western and central parts of the Aucilla–Suwanee–Ochlockonee River basin during July 2011 to measure the effects of drought and irrigation withdrawals on streamflow.

Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011
Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011
Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011
Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011

Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011

Image: O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas
O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas
O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas
O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas

While the Souris River is in the throes of record high flooding in Minot, N.D., O.C. Fisher Lake near San Angelo, Texas has been experiencing the exact opposite for a number of years now - a ground-cracking drought.

While the Souris River is in the throes of record high flooding in Minot, N.D., O.C. Fisher Lake near San Angelo, Texas has been experiencing the exact opposite for a number of years now - a ground-cracking drought.

Image: O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas
O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas
O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas
O.C. Fisher Lake Drought, Texas

While the Souris River is in the throes of record high flooding in Minot, N.D., O.C. Fisher Lake near San Angelo, Texas has been experiencing the exact opposite for a number of years now - a ground-cracking drought.

While the Souris River is in the throes of record high flooding in Minot, N.D., O.C. Fisher Lake near San Angelo, Texas has been experiencing the exact opposite for a number of years now - a ground-cracking drought.

Image: Drought Effect
Drought Effect
Drought Effect
Drought Effect

The white colored rock (approximately 100ft high) shows the drop in the water level of Lake Mead as a result of the ongoing 10-year drought along the Colorado River.

The white colored rock (approximately 100ft high) shows the drop in the water level of Lake Mead as a result of the ongoing 10-year drought along the Colorado River.

Image: Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona
Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona
Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona
Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona

Drought and beetle-killed piñon pines in Walnut Canyon National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona, amid a few surviving trees. Forest drought stress is strongly correlated with tree mortality from poor growth, bark beetle outbreaks, and high-severity fire.

Drought and beetle-killed piñon pines in Walnut Canyon National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona, amid a few surviving trees. Forest drought stress is strongly correlated with tree mortality from poor growth, bark beetle outbreaks, and high-severity fire.

Image: Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona
Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona
Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona
Drought and Beetle-Killed Piñon Pines in Arizona

Drought and beetle-killed piñon pines in Walnut Canyon National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona, amid some surviving trees. Forest drought stress is highly correlated with mortality from poor growth, bark beetle outbreaks, and high-severity fire.

Drought and beetle-killed piñon pines in Walnut Canyon National Monument near Flagstaff, Arizona, amid some surviving trees. Forest drought stress is highly correlated with mortality from poor growth, bark beetle outbreaks, and high-severity fire.

photo of small stream of water through reservoir and some beached rowboats
Drought - Schoharie Reservoir 2001
Drought - Schoharie Reservoir 2001
Drought - Schoharie Reservoir 2001

Drought - Schoharie Reservoir 2001

View looking up-stream toward Carraizo Dam, under drought conditions, 1994
View looking up-stream toward Carraizo Dam, under drought conditions
View looking up-stream toward Carraizo Dam, under drought conditions
View looking up-stream toward Carraizo Dam, under drought conditions

View looking up-stream toward Carraizo Dam in Loiza, Puerto Rico, under drought conditions.

Image: California’s Hotter Drought and Tree Death
California’s Hotter Drought and Tree Death
California’s Hotter Drought and Tree Death
California’s Hotter Drought and Tree Death

California's hotter drought has already killed millions of trees, particularly in low-elevation forests.

California's hotter drought has already killed millions of trees, particularly in low-elevation forests.

Image: Giant Sequoias and Hotter Droughts
Giant Sequoias and Hotter Droughts
Giant Sequoias and Hotter Droughts
Giant Sequoias and Hotter Droughts

Giant sequoias have fared better than other tree species in California's recent hotter drought, but many have shown unprecedented foliage dieback in response to the drought.

Giant sequoias have fared better than other tree species in California's recent hotter drought, but many have shown unprecedented foliage dieback in response to the drought.

Image: Vegetation Drought
Vegetation Drought
Vegetation Drought
Vegetation Drought

The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) incorporates satellite observations of vegetation to monitor at a finer spatial detail than other commonly used drought indicators.

The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) incorporates satellite observations of vegetation to monitor at a finer spatial detail than other commonly used drought indicators.