Two-page summary of the Drought Task Force I Assessment Report: Causes and Predictability of the 2011 to 2014 California Drought.
The report and summary were produced as part of the NOAA Drought Task Force I organized by the NOAA Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections Program (MAPP) in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS).
California statewide precipitation during the last three winters (November-April 2011/2012 through 2013/2014) ranked the second lowest since official measurements began in 1895. Only the consecutive three-year period of 1974/1975 through 1976/1977 was drier. In this report, the authors analyze the causes and predictability of the California drought during these three consecutive rainy seasons observations and ensembles of simulations conducted with seven atmosphere models forced by observed sea surface temperatures.
Brief report on engagement meeting. Participants included Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and Haskell Indian Nations University.
Brief report on tribal engagement meeting. In attendance: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and Haskell Indian Nations University.
Two-pager recounts Tribal Engagement Workshop in Rapid City, SD held Sept. 17-18, 2014. Includes participant list, next steps, link to presentations and map of Tribal Lands in Missouri River Basin.
Dry Times Volume 4 Issue 2
Prior to becoming a bi-weekly email newsletter, “Dry Times,” the NIDIS newsletter, appeared twice a year in the spring and fall.
NIDIS news story about a workshop that took place in September of 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota about the potential threats faced by Tribes in the Missouri River Basin as a result of drought and ways to plan for these events.
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Story about a September of 2014 workshop in Rapid City, South Dakota, about the potential threats faced by Tribes in the Missouri River Basin as a result of drought and ways to plan for these events.
From Dry Times, the NIDIS newsletter.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Alaska Region, Summer 2014.
A brief two page report on the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop that took place in Rapid City, South Dakota on Sept. 17-18, 2014. Provides a list of the 18 participating tribes from the Missouri River Basin that attended as well as the other participating agencies and organizations. The report provides a brief background on the issues facing the region and what was discussed during the workshop.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop in September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Discusses the importance of monitoring for stream health and some of the pollutants and sources that are cause for alarm. Talks about some of the important types of data that are taken to gauge stream health and shows how this data is analyzed and turned into usable data.