Fig. 3

Temporal patterns of drought awareness and drought risk over the Northeastern and Southeastern US states ((a) and (b), respectively). In a and b, dark red, light red, orange, gold, and khaki lines depict monthly time series of regional averages of the areal extents under exceptional drought (D4), extreme drought (D3), severe drought (D2), moderate drought (D1), and abnormally dry (D0). In a and b, black lines depict monthly time series of regional averages of drought awareness