In the United States, thePalmer Drought Severity Index(PDSI, weekly index from CPC shown), devised in 1965, was the first comprehensive drought indicator. It is considered most effective for unirrigated cropland. The PDSI combines temperature, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, soil runoff an...
We think fonio grain will be popular as it is gluten free and the fact it is drought-resistant makes it a good option for a future food with global warming. Keep in mind: FONIOACHA.com & HUNGRYRICE.com is nutritional consultant’s website that makes suggestions relating to nutrition. None...
Prices for products like ground beef and steak are high right now because drought, high grain prices and rising interest rates made cattle farming a costly endeavor in recent years.
Whereas, in forestry, foresters use NDVI to quantify forest supply and leaf area index. Furthermore, NASA states thatNDVI is a good indicator of drought. When water limits vegetation growth, it has a lower relative NDVI and density of vegetation. ...
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Drought impacts monitoring has been referred to as the missing piece in drought monitoring and forecasting [9]. Drought hazard is monitored by quantitative indices like standardised precipitation index (SPI) or similar that show anomalies in, for example, rainfall, river flow or reservoir level [10...
Its main objective is to measure household resilience towards drought periods and to identify its influencing factors to deduce policy implications. Using indicators for consumption expenditures, we construct an index measuring household drought resilience; we then apply an asset-based livelihood framework ...
El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the equator and impacts weather all over the world. Warm water normally is confined to the western Pacific by winds that blow from east to west, pushing it toward Indonesia and Australia. But during an El Niño,...
Lake Mead’s mirror-like surface and breathtaking mountain views have attracted hordes of visitors who zig-zag across water on boats and jet skis and trek to shore with towels in hand. As the reservoir has declined to historic lows, however, the scene is much quieter than the boaters’ par...
The trip to the grocery store is getting easier on the wallet. Food at home prices rose a modest 1.3% for the year ended in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Consumer Price Index report, released Thursday. ...