DROUGHT

Drought Monitor
Updated once per week, a joint effort of NOAA and academic partners - has a map of the US, also animated maps.

National Drought Mitigation Center
"helps people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought, stressing preparedness and risk management rather than crisis management. Most of the NDMC's services are directed to state, federal, regional, and tribal governments that are involved in drought and water supply planning."

NOAA Drought Information Center
"a roundup of the various NOAA Web sites and information on drought and climate conditions."

CLIMATE AND WEATHER

CLIMAS (Climate Assessment for the Southwest)
Mission is to "assess climate variability and longer-term climate change on human and natural systems in the Southwest", and to "improve the ability of the region to respond sufficiently and appropriately to climatic events and changes." - funded by NOAA as a pilot project headquartered at the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth (ISPE) at the University of Arizona.

National Weather Service Phoenix forecast office
includes sections on current hazards, current conditions, forecasts (including fire weather and hydrology), climate, and weather safety.

Western Regional Climate Center - Desert Region Institute
Updated once per week, a joint effort of NOAA and academic partners - has a map of the US, also animated maps.

Climate Prediction Center
issues seasonal temperature and precipitation outlooks

THE DESERT

Desert Region Institute
A nonprofit research campus of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) - "provide our sponsors and clients with innovative solutions to pressing environmental problems as we balance the need to develop resources while protecting and sustaining the environment." Their programs include the Western Regional Climate Center. This site includes historical climate information for the Western states, precipitation maps, temperature and climate data, descriptions of major storm events, and climate narratives for all western states.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Zoo, natural history museum, and arboretum focusing on the Sonoran Desert, its habitat and its inhabitants

Discovering Hydrology at Sabino Canyon
Interactive program on the hydrology of a desert stream, Sabino Creek: where it stream originates, how it changes with the weather and the season, and where it goes.

WATER CONSERVATION

SAHRA's Residential Water Conservation
Interactive website listing ways to conserve at home, water tips and tools, extensive list of web sites related to water conservation.

Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona
Provides resources on water conservation, makes information on wise and economical water use available to consumers.

WaterWiser
A program of the American Water Works Association - a clearinghouse of information that lists links and resources for wise water use and water conservation.

WILDFIRES

The National Interagency Coordination Center
Website has current wildland fire information, including monthly outlooks, national fire news, and wildfire statistics, and information on fire prevention and mitigation.

US Forest Service - Fire and Aviation Management
provides news and information on wildfires, fire management, fire science, prevention, and fire safety.

AGRICULTURE AND XERISCAPE

Cooperative Extension - U of A
Provides agriculture-related educational programs and resources for citizens of Arizona.

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Specializes in low-water use plants.

Native Seeds/SEARCH
A "nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve the crop seeds that connect Native American cultures to their lands" - promotes biodiversity and the propagation of crops native to the southwestern U.S.