The public is being asked to submit information that could be helpful to local, state and national decision-makers in assessing drought conditions and impacts across Missouri.
Information on area conditions can be submitted to the Missouri Extension Drought Impact Reporter at arcg.is/1f95Pi, according to Pat Guinan, University of Missouri Extension climatologist.
Guinan worked with the National Drought Mitigation Center and the National Integrated Drought Information System to develop the website.
"The site will be very helpful when it comes to assessing drought conditions and compiling impact reports at the local, county and state level," Guinan said.
"I encourage your participation."
The information provided by users is shared with the national Drought Impact Reporter (droughtreporter.unl.edu), the nation’s first comprehensive database of drought impacts.
The reporter allows contributors to upload image files up to 10 megabytes in size.
Subscriptions can be submitted to the Drought Impact Reporter RSS feed at moderator.droughtreporter.unl.edu/rssfeed.
For example, the feed for Missouri is at moderator.droughtreporter.unl.edu/rssfeed/MO.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency provide funds for the Drought Impact Reporter.