Somalia Drought Crisis 2026
Over 4.8M people face food insecurity.
1.85M children risk acute malnutrition. Puntland: • 1M need support
• 310K children affected
• 36 schools closed (26.5K students)
• 130+ boreholes down
A climate + governance crisis.
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Drought Update: Most of deep east Texas remains in a moderate-to-severe drought.
We have seen worsening drought conditions for areas from Livingston to Woodville where an extreme drought has now developed in the southern parts of our viewing area. #etxwx#drought
US #Midwest#drought still @ 48.92% D0-D4 vs 2 weeks ago 60.93% but vs 2012's 31.66%. Recent moisture helps. #Texas still 98.82% vs 2012's 87.33%. #Iowa 53.91% vs 2012's 39.31%. Heat & dryness US HRW #wheat areas in place for another 10 days.
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This week, extreme weather events across the U.S. painted a starkly contrasting picture of drought development and relief.
The Drought Download video series uses maps, climate indicators and graphics to visualize the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Colorado has seen its warmest year on record so far. It is also one of the driest, with snow-water equivalent levels below the fifth percentile in many locations, and at a record low for some. (1/2)
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3/3 Roughly 32% of the U.S. milk #cow inventory is in an area experiencing #drought conditions, according to the @USDA weekly Ag in Drought report:
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2/ Roughly 57% of the U.S. #cattle inventory is in an area experiencing #drought conditions, according to the @USDA weekly Ag in Drought report:
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1/ Roughly 54% of the U.S. #hog inventory is in an area experiencing #drought conditions, according to the @USDA weekly Ag in Drought report:
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2/2 Roughly 57% of U.S. winter #wheat production is in an area experiencing #drought conditions, according to the @USDA weekly Ag in Drought report:
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1/ Roughly 21% of U.S. spring #wheat production is in an area experiencing #drought conditions, according to the @USDA weekly Ag in Drought report:
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2/ Percentage of #soybeans in #drought conditions by state. #Arkansas and North Carolina lead the U.S. with 100% of their soybean areas experiencing drought conditions:
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1/ Roughly 42% of U.S. #soybean production is in an area experiencing #drought conditions, according to the @USDA weekly Ag in Drought report:
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