A look at the drought-flood relationship, including:
• Droughts can happen even in a wetter climate
• Quickly go from drought to flood & from flood to drought within months
• Heavy, high-intensity thunderstorms are not always effective drought relief
Dec. – Feb. 2016 impacts, temperature and precipitation anomalies. Outlooks for April – June 2016.
How drought affects wildlife.
A presentation given by Pat Spoden, Science and Operations Officer, Paducah, KY Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service, 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 weather forecasting both in the short and long-term outlooks.
A presentation given by Jesse Bell, Research Associate, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, North Carolina State University, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses national vs. international views on drought and health, problems with determining drought impacts on health, drought Impacts on health, communication and future needs.
NIDIS background, description of Drought Early Warning Systems, results from planning meetings running up to Midwest DEWS Kickoff Meeting.
Conditions which contribute to likelihood of flash drought in the Midwest.
A presentation given by Todd Sampsell of the 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. Provides photographic as well as quantitative data to show the recent tendencies in the state of Missouri over the last few years for both floods and drought to occur close together and often.
Overview of Water Watch, Groundwater Watch, Federal Open Data Initiative and other interpretive products and tools.
A presentation given by Beth Hall of the Midwest Regional Climate Center at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Presentation shows recent drought conditions experienced in the Midwest and uses graphics of precipitation maps and drought indices.