Synopsis of Ohio River Basin Climate Change Pilot Study Report.
Report from first-ever meeting of state drought coordinators, emergency managers and state climatologists from across the West on July 21-22, 2015, to discuss emerging best practices in forecasting, planning for and responding to drought, and recent lessons learned. Held in Seattle, WA, hosted by NOAA, NIDIS, National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and the Western Governors’ Association (WGA). Representatives from 16 of the 19 states within WGA attended (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, NB, NV, NM, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY).
Summary of needs from the NOAA NIDIS Drought Forum on May 16, 2014 in Sacramento, CA. Summary is broken out by theme.
This basin master water control manual describes the overall water control plan for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin. Descriptions of the basin, history of development, water control activities, and coordination with others are provided as supplemental information to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the basin water control plan. This manual provides a general reference source for ACT water control regulation. It is intended for use in day-to-day, real-time water management decision making and for training new personnel.
This report includes a summary of conditions from the past four years, water supply impacts, and a history of California droughts to describe the status of drought in Southern California for late spring 2014. Contributors include the California-Nevada Climate Applications Program (CNAP), California department of Water Resources, Southwest Climate Science Center and NIDIS.
May 2015 Drought in Southern California update.
After soliciting feedback from more than 100 stakeholders and employees, NOAA released a service assessment on May 11, 2015, that identifies tactics and strategies the agency can take to better provide California decision makers with the scientific data and tools they need to lessen the impacts of extreme drought.
Dry Times Volume 5 Issue 1
Prior to becoming a bi-weekly email newsletter, “Dry Times,” the NIDIS newsletter, appeared twice a year in the spring and fall.
Presented at the Building Drought Early Warning Capacity Workshop in Bozeman, Montana March 17-18, 2015.
Provided to the Building Drought Early Warning Capacity Workshop in Bozeman, Montana March 17-18, 2015.