Soil Taxonomy Order (Dominant Condition)
Soil Taxonomy Order, which is the broadest classification of soil types, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Drought Severity, 2019
This layer displays the percentage of weeks in Any Drought based on analysis of US Drought Monitor weekly drought data files for the year 2019.
COVID-19 Deaths
This layer displays information about deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in US counties. Case counts are updated daily from a feature service provided by Johns Hopkins University. Rates are calculated by CARES using 2018 population totals.
Flooding Frequency (Dominant Condition)
Flooding Frequency, based on soil characteristics, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release. Note there is a change to the legend used to depict the data in this update.
Hydrologic Soil Group (Dominant Condition)
Hydrologic Soil Group, which estimates potential runoff from precipitation based on soils characteristics, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Slope Gradient (Weighted Average)
Slope Gradient, depicting the steepness of the landscape by soil type, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.