A presentation given by Tom Maier, Biologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Provides a summary of the Ohio River Basin Climate Change Pilot Study.
Overview of the state drought plan for Missouri.
A presentation given by Amy Shields, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Protection Agency, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses the EPA’s role in supporting drought early warning, showing some of the different tools used in this.
How forecasters put together their predictions.
A presentation given by Charlie DuCharme, Senior Hydrologist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses components of Missouri’s drought plan and shows pages from the drought plan itself.
Overview of Federal interagency collaboration on drought.
A presentation given by Jim Angel, Illinois State Climatologist, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Talks about how cycles of flood and drought are both occurring with greater frequency than in the past.
A presentation given by Gwen White, Science Coordinator, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative, USFWS, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Short presentation showing the relationship between drought and wildlife.
Conditions contributing to flooding in Missouri in 2015, including precipitation data. By Todd Sampsell, Deputy Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
A presentation given by Christopher Hain, Assistant Research Scientist, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses some of the different data sets that are important in monitoring for agricultural drought.