Overview of how weather affects reservoir management in the Midwest.
A presentation given by Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the 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 the various tools produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center and kind of provides a run thru of the site’s different features.
Links list for FEMA resources which address drought.
A presentation given by Steve Buan, Service Coordination Hydrologist, National Weather Service River Forecast 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 some of the work done by the National Weather Service River Forecast Centers.
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.
In response to the potential for drought in the Pacific Northwest, NIDIS and its partners launched the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) in February 2016. This document describes the evolution of the DEWS, the kickoff meeting and findings, and potential future activities.
Agenda, speakers and goals for PNW DEWS Kickoff.