Drought planning tools and theory.
A presentation given by Beth Freeman, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. One slide listing three different drought resource links.
Overview of Iowa drought planning.
A presentation given by Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses drought risk management, mitigation based drought planning and drought plan components.
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.