Add to ORKGDrought relief has become an expected response of the federal government to periods of widespread drought in the United States. A wide range of emergency, short-term and long-term drought programs were formulated to deal with the extreme drought of the 1930\u27s. By 1977 there were 40 separate programs administered by 16 different federal agencies. This paper traces the development of federal drought relief bureaucracy, including drought designation criteria and procedures. Two obvious deficiencies of past drought relief efforts in the United States are noted. First, drought relief organizations and programs have been hastily assembled during periods of crisis. This has resulted in reduced program effectiveness as implementation has often b...
Drought is a normal part of the climate cycle, affecting every climate regime on the planet. Drought...
After prolonged drought events, especially in the western United States, in the last few decades of ...
Severe drought affected large portions of the United States during the winter, spring, and summer mo...
Drought relief has become an expected response of the federal government to periods of widespread dr...
Government response to the mid-1970s drought in the United States is reviewed and evaluated with reg...
Severe and widespread drought occurred over a large portion of the United States between 1974 and 19...
Drought has been a prevalent feature of the American landscape during the latter part of the 1980s, ...
Recent droughts, calls for action by regional, national, and international organizations, and the av...
Drought has been a common feature in the United States during the past decade and has resulted in si...
Since 1986, the United States has experienced numerous droughts causing billions of dollars in losse...
Although droughts are a frequent occurrence over much of the United States, response by state and fe...
During the twentieth century, governments have typically responded to drought by providing emergency...
Drought is a recurrent feature of the American landscape. Almost without exception, the occurrence o...
Drought is a normal feature of climate. Although scientists disagree on what constitutes a drought (...
A number of studies conducted since the late 1970s have evaluated state and federal responses to dro...
Drought is a normal part of the climate cycle, affecting every climate regime on the planet. Drought...
After prolonged drought events, especially in the western United States, in the last few decades of ...
Severe drought affected large portions of the United States during the winter, spring, and summer mo...
Drought relief has become an expected response of the federal government to periods of widespread dr...
Government response to the mid-1970s drought in the United States is reviewed and evaluated with reg...
Severe and widespread drought occurred over a large portion of the United States between 1974 and 19...
Drought has been a prevalent feature of the American landscape during the latter part of the 1980s, ...
Recent droughts, calls for action by regional, national, and international organizations, and the av...
Drought has been a common feature in the United States during the past decade and has resulted in si...
Since 1986, the United States has experienced numerous droughts causing billions of dollars in losse...
Although droughts are a frequent occurrence over much of the United States, response by state and fe...
During the twentieth century, governments have typically responded to drought by providing emergency...
Drought is a recurrent feature of the American landscape. Almost without exception, the occurrence o...
Drought is a normal feature of climate. Although scientists disagree on what constitutes a drought (...
A number of studies conducted since the late 1970s have evaluated state and federal responses to dro...
Drought is a normal part of the climate cycle, affecting every climate regime on the planet. Drought...
After prolonged drought events, especially in the western United States, in the last few decades of ...
Severe drought affected large portions of the United States during the winter, spring, and summer mo...