Dry Times Volume 4 Issue 2
Prior to becoming a bi-weekly email newsletter, “Dry Times,” the NIDIS newsletter, appeared twice a year in the spring and fall.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Alaska Region, Summer 2014.
A brief two page report on the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop that took place in Rapid City, South Dakota on Sept. 17-18, 2014. Provides a list of the 18 participating tribes from the Missouri River Basin that attended as well as the other participating agencies and organizations. The report provides a brief background on the issues facing the region and what was discussed during the workshop.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop in September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Discusses the importance of monitoring for stream health and some of the pollutants and sources that are cause for alarm. Talks about some of the important types of data that are taken to gauge stream health and shows how this data is analyzed and turned into usable data.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop in September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Discusses the importance of monitoring for stream health and some of the pollutants and sources that are cause for alarm. Talks about some of the important types of data that are taken to gauge stream health and shows how this data is analyzed and turned into usable data.
Meeting agenda for Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency Workshop that was held in Rapid City, South Dakota on November 17-18, 2014.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop held September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Presentation discusses the climate in the region where the Kickapoo Tribe resides, including extreme weather events and the major droughts that occurred in 2000 and 2003. Presentation goes on to talk about what is required in order for the tribe to be able to react to drought conditions that might spring up in the future.
Presentation given at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop that took place September 17-18, 2014 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Discusses the work done by the High Plains Regional Climate Center and how they take weather data and turn it into an end product that is usable by stakeholders.
Two-pager recounts Tribal Engagement Workshop in Rapid City, SD held Sept. 17-18, 2014. Includes participant list, next steps, link to presentations, map of Tribal Lands in Missouri River Basin.
A presentation by Al Kuslikis of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium that took place during the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop in Rapid City, South Dakota September 17-18, 2014. Presentation discusses the role tribal colleges and universities (TCUS) can play in monitoring drought conditions and responding to them.