The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Farm state senators urge Vilsack to improve drought response

Barn suffering much damage from a tornado (Photo: iStock - Bill Dudley)

Additional Iowa counties approved for assistance

Deb Zoran, Texas A&M University professor and director of the Veterinary Emergency Team, pictured at left was deployed to Canadian, Texas in response to the Panhandle wildfire outbreaks in early March. (Photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.)

Vet response team helps wildfire recovery, graduates 

Firefighters battle flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

Texas farmers win challenge on disaster program

A sharp contrast in the air masses causes severe weather—thunderstorms and tornadoes. The contrast can be in temperature or in the amount of moisture, particularly if there is a dry line of air behind the storm system, said K-State climatologist Mary Knapp. (Courtesy photo taken near Manhattan, Kansas, by Dan Donnert.)

Storm season insurance claims cost $442 million in 2023

storms (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

ISU offers online storm cleanup resources

Wildfire recovery and donations in Ellis County on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

Documenting disaster is an important action item

Wildfire recovery through the eyes of a veterinarian