For those who care about drought management

Global Drought Monitoring

From early warning to on-the-ground impacts, TerraDrought delivers near-real-time insights into drought conditions across the globe. By combining forecasts, observations, and impact reports, we help users anticipate risks and respond effectively.

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See what the drought is doing.

Physical conditions on the ground, and the human impacts reported around the world. Start with the two flagship layers, or browse the full set below.

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Terradrought highlights

Continent-level summaries, a 7-day outlook and globally mined impact reports, refreshed continuously.

Terradrought · live summary

Continents under drought

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Global Impact Categories

580 reports · 12 wk
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Most Reported Countries # Country name N number of impact reports relative share ▲▼ 28-day trend · impact category

impact reports · 28 days
Historic data back to the 1980s. Custom ranges, tailored packages, free to use. Open the Data Archive →

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