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The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and Crop Moisture Index (CMI) are indices of the relative dryness or wetness effecting water sensitive economies. The data is provided in graphical and tabular formats, for the contiguous United States.
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The Water Cycle and Water Budgets in Illinois: A Framework for Drought and Water-Supply Planning - Provision of adequate and reliable supplies of clean water at reasonable cost is a basic necessity for public health, the economy, recreation, and navigation. It is the goal of watersupply planning and management. As water withdrawals increase, so too does the need to protect watersheds, aquifers, and aquatic ecosystems for present and future generations. With sound planning and management, there is no reason why the residents of Illinois, a water-rich state, ever should face a water crisis. Without sound planning and management... current local problems and regional concerns could mushroom into conflicts and crises, and courts increasingly could be called upon to determine the reasonableness of withdrawals.
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"Drought has an enormous impact on crop productivity and quality as well as cost of production. It's the one agronomic pressure that negatively affects growers in every country around the world, every year," said William S. Niebur, vice president -- DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development. "We look forward to creatively combining our technologies to develop superior products that use water more efficiently, leading to greater productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural systems."
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Drought can have devastating effects on plant health and growth. These effects can be compounded by manditory water restrictions. For information on drought impact on plants and methods to responsibly care for plants in times of drought visit the plant clinic page on drought.
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Drought impacts can be economic, social, and environmental. Lack of rain and increased temperatures cause stress on both rural agricultural and urban metropolitan areas. Unusual periods of rain-free weeks can spread panic and shrivel crops. Wells, lakes, and streams begin to dry up. People are directed to stop washing cars, cease watering lawns, and employ other water saving measures. Plants and farm crops eventually wither and then die.
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The mission ends as soon as The Drought and the two Droughtlings are killed. If you intend to capture Sandstorm, you will be dependent on the cooperation of your teammates to kill the Drought first and allow you to capture before the two Droughtlings are killed. Note that even if the two Droughtlings aren't killed, the mission ends soon after killing the Drought, so you need to be fast when capturing the elite skill.
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