Current drought/climate conditions in the Pacific Northwest: precipitation, soil moisture, temperature.
Overview of 2015-16 cloud season results, Payette Target-Control, Basin-wide Target-Control results, Weather Research Forecast (WRF) modeling results, WRF model example, 2016-17 project overview, SNOWIE: Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime clouds — the Idaho Experiment.
Water Year 2016-17 conditions in the Payette and Owyhee River drainages.
Description of flood control and water conservation in northern Illinois; drought response activities; management committees.
Shallow groundwater assessments by USGS in Iowa.
History, participants, process, links for Iowa Water Summary Update.
Impacts of drought; temperature and precipitation records; flash drought information; crop yield records; outlooks for drought, temperature, precipitation.
Geologic and hydrologic data collection, analyses, model development, model calibration for an Osceola County, Iowa aquifer.
Vision, mission, objectives of USDA Midwest Climate Hub; drought vulnerabilities in the region; communications and information flow.
Discussion of the Dakota Aquifer, drought-vulnerable river systems, how water is allocated, shirt-term planning for water utilities, emphasis on local planning for drought.