Dry conditions draw emus to the suburbs
"Wildlife groups say the emus are seeking water due to drought conditions and urge the community to be mindful of the animals' welfare. WIRES had also been saddened to hear reports of children throwing rocks at the wandering emus and urged parents to discourage it." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/drought-draws-emus-to-broken-hill-wildlife-groups-urge-caution/105237790
#birds #emus #BrokenHill #children #cruelty #parenting #FossilFuels #drought
Much of Colorado is feeling the effects of low snowpack this spring. Basins in southern Colorado are reporting very low snow water equivalent levels, with the San Miguel-Dolores-Animas-San Juan River Basins at 26% and Upper Rio Grande Basin at 21% on May 1. These lagging numbers, along with a dry week for Colorado, drove dryness and drought expansion in the state.
Oklahoma / U.S. Drought Monitor / May 1, 2025
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OK
Drought eased in parts of the Great Plains, but worsened in the Southeast and the West. Drought covered 36.99% of the continental US, down from 39.23% last week, per the US Drought Monitor.
NASA Images Reveal Texan Conditions Not Seen Since 1936
Amid exceptional drought, the city of El Paso, Texas, is facing dusty conditions not seen in nearly 90 years.
NASA has released an image of the latest dust storm captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the space agency's Aqua satellite, on April 27.
#dust #Texas #drought #DustStorm
https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-images-reveal-texan-conditions-not-seen-since-1936-2066648
Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: mayo 1, 2025
The 2024 annual reports are now available on our website. https://drought.unl.edu/Publications/AnnualReports.aspx
How dry or wet are your local conditions? Share reports to CMOR: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
Mostly improvements occurred across the Great Plains and parts of the Midwest, while mostly degradations occurred in parts of the West. Parts of the Eastern U.S. saw mixed conditions. Degradations also occurred on Hawaii’s Big Island.
See more change maps: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/ChangeMaps.aspx
US Drought Monitor 5-1-25
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 31.03% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 32.9% last week.
♨️ That #wildfire in the former #military training area at #Tennenloher Forst... ⛽ I cannot even get #AvGAS because the fuel station in #EDHQ is constantly blocked by #helicopters. 🚁 I don't really complain though. 😅 #avgeek #aviation #firefighters #choppers #drought
The latest DroughtScape contains first quarter drought summaries, NDMC project updates and more. Read newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/unl.edu/droughtscape-spring-2025
In #Utah, the #SanRafaelRiver continues to dry up as #droughts threaten local #water levels and native #fish species. These fish species have lost up to 85% of their historical range and are considered vital indicators of #ecosystem health. Efforts to restore the region’s #environmental health have started, but are stifled by limited funding, #water rights laws, and the long-term effects of #drought and #climatechange. Read more:
https://www.isciences.com/blog/2025/04/18/united-states-exceptional-deficits-to-continue-in-sw-states
(Image: Kuer.org)
Mark Svoboda and Kelly Smith are at the Water for Food Global Conference at the Nebraska Innovation Campus this week. The event is hosted by the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute.
The conference convenes 400 leading experts and organizations from around the globe to explore water and food sustainability research, expand technologies and share knowledge. (1/2)
📸: DWFI
Labour not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/labour-not-protecting-people-economy-and-homes-from-climate-crisis-watchdog-says #ClimateChangeCommittee #Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #Greenpolitics #Environment #Economics #Flooding #Politics #Drought #Labour #UKnews
This week’s CMOR photo is from Washington County, Oregon.
“This is my backyard. No lawn watering had occurred this year at the time I took this photo. Everything is nice and green.”
Submit your photos: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Oregon
Bari Region's Drought Drives Pastoralists to Either Relocate or Face Livestock Losses #Somalia #Bari #drives #drought #face #livestock #losses #Pastoralists #regions #Relocate
https://tinyurl.com/298mztds
#Drought fears for grains growing season mount in Central Europe https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/drought-fears-for-grains-growing-season-mount-in-central-europe/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
#Drought fears for grains growing season mount in Central Europe: Concerns stretch across Eastern France, #Germany, Czechia and #Poland. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/drought-fears-for-grains-growing-season-mount-in-central-europe/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
Africa: Floods and Droughts Are Two Sides of the Same Crisis: [IPS] United Nations -- Water emergencies are deeply personal to us. Coming from Southeast Asia and southern Africa--two regions that struggle with water challenges--we have witnessed firsthand how water defines the fate of communities and nations. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKRJkb #WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #Africa #Drought #Floods
