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United States and Puerto Rico

For more information about this week's U.S. Drought Monitor map, please contact:

Deborah Bathke
National Drought Mitigation Center
dbathke2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6199

U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands & Virgin Islands

For more information about this week's U.S. Drought Monitor map for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, please contact:

Brad Rippey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
brippey@oce.usda.gov
(202) 720-2397

General Contact

For questions not related to this week's map or for general Drought Monitor questions, contact:

DroughtMonitor@unl.edu

U.S. Drought Monitor
National Drought Mitigation Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
P.O. Box 830988
Lincoln, NE 68583-0988
402-472-6707
402-472-2946

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the percentage of the country in drought
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United States and Puerto Rico Authors

Deborah Bathke
National Drought Mitigation Center
dbathke2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6199

Brian Fuchs
National Drought Mitigation Center
bfuchs2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6775

Adam Hartman
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
adam.hartman@noaa.gov
(301) 683-1314 ext. 3306

Richard Heim
National Centers for Environmental Information
richard.heim@noaa.gov
(828) 271-4682

David Miskus
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
david.miskus@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3453

Brad Pugh
Climate Prediction Center
brad.pugh@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3410

Curtis Riganti
National Drought Mitigation Center
criganti2@unl.edu
(402) 472-8165

Brad Rippey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
brippey@oce.usda.gov
(202) 720-2397

David Simeral
Western Regional Climate Center
david.simeral@dri.edu
(775) 674-7132

Richard Tinker
Climate Prediction Center
rich.tinker@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3411

U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands & Virgin Islands Authors

Anthony Artusa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
anthony.artusa@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3408

Deborah Bathke
National Drought Mitigation Center
dbathke2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6199

Denise Gutzmer
National Drought Mitigation Center
dgutzmer2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6726

Richard Heim
National Centers for Environmental Information
richard.heim@noaa.gov
(828) 271-4682

Curtis Riganti
National Drought Mitigation Center
criganti2@unl.edu
(402) 472-8165

Brad Rippey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
brippey@oce.usda.gov
(202) 720-2397

Ahira Sanchez-Lugo
National Centers for Environmental Information
ahira.sanchez-lugo@noaa.gov
(828) 271-4380


The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.