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US Drought Monitor county-level D0-D4 classification

Weekly drought severity category coverage % by county for ag states

Feed detail
Measures
Weekly drought severity category coverage % by county for ag states
Source
droughtmonitor.unl.edu (USDA/NOAA/NDMC) weekly shapefile/CSV
Access
csv
Cadence
weeklyupdates roughly weekly
Thesis
Expanding severe-drought footprint in Plains wheat belt leads FSA prevented-planting and yield cuts
Maps to
KC wheat futures, crop insurance payouts
Crowdedness
contested
Tier
tA
Ban-risk
ban:none
Where this stands

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