Drought

Science / Weather / Drought: Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrological imbalance.
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Palmer Drought Index

Business / Agriculture / Palmer Drought Index: A measure of the severity of prolonged periods (months or years) of abnormal dryness or wetness over large regions, published periodically by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility. The Palmer Index MORE

National Drought Policy Commission

Business / Agriculture / National Drought Policy Commission: P.L. 105-199 (July 16, 1998), the National Drought Policy Act, authorized creation of the Commission to conduct a study of current federal, state, local and tribal drought preparedness, and review law MORE

Palomino

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Palomino: Has synonym names List??n Blanca and Jerez. White-wine grape widely grown in Spain and mostly used for Sherry-type fortified wines. Currently the Palomino Fino clone has been adopted as best for sherr MORE

Spätrot

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Spätrot: Has many synonym names including Zierfandler in Austria, Cirfandli in Hungary and Zirifahnler. Adapts best to sandy soils but reported to have minimal tolerance of drought conditions. Ripening very la MORE

Garonnet

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Garonnet: Has synonym name Seyve Villard 18-283. Complex variety derived from a Chancellor x (Le) Subereux cross. Has early budbreak and so in danger of frost damage. Listed as usually ripening in late mid-seas MORE

Champanel

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Champanel: Large, vigorous American hybrid grape with high heat and drought resistance. Commonly grown in Texas and other Gulf States it is one of the few hybrids developed by T.V. Munson that is resistant to Pi MORE