This page contains information on meteorological and climatological issues related to agriculture. Includes such topics as weather data, atmospheric sciences, and natural disasters.
Weather and Climate
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research
This report provides an assessment of the effects of climate change on U.S. agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity. It is one of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products (SAP) being produced under the auspices of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP).
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Provides a list of Web sites, reports, and articles dealing with drought and weather as they relate to agriculture.
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on global warming and climate change from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books from 2000 to the present.
USDA. World Agricultural Outlook Board.; DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Provides current agricultural weather information and produces numerous reports, such as the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, the United States Drought Monitor, and the Daily Agricultural Weather Highlights (PDF|~100 KB).
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Provides information on water resources, including conservation planning and climate. Some publications available include climate data sets, climate reports for soil survey regions, snowpack updates, drought reports, and climate analyses for wetlands.
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Provides scientific stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.
USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Reports planting, fruiting, harvesting progress and overall condition of selected crops in major producing states. Links to Crop Progress reports and the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Explains how climate forecasts are developed and how they can be used in an agricultural context.
United States Department of Agriculture.
Provides links for farmers and rural residents to assist in recovering from natural disasters.
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Contains publications, maps, weather outlooks, and current assessments of drought situations throughout the United States.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Contains aerial and satellite imagery related to the atmosphere, oceans, land, energy, and biological resources. Also contains educational articles on various topics related to earth systems.
World AgroMeteorological Information Service.
Provides current agricultural weather bulletins for 23 countries.