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The Kickoff Meeting: Teaming up for drought planning, preparedness, early warning systems

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NIDIS/NOAA
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Reports
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Summarizes Feb 26-27, 2014 meeting in Nebraska City, Nebraska, to kick off Missouri River Basin DEWS. Attended by representatives of more than 70 federal, state, tribal, academic, regional and national institutions to discuss the current state of drought awareness, planning and capacity across the Missouri River Basin. The goal is to create a Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) in the region.

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front of two-pager shows text, map of Missouri Basin, image of National Guard placing sandbags during flood
DEWS Region(s)
Missouri River Basin
Climate Region(s)
High Plains