A presentation given by Brian Fuchs, Climatologist, 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 flash drought that occurred in the Midwest in 2012 using many drought maps to show the rapid rise and eventual decline of drought conditions in the area.
Data and figures exploring Evaporative Demand Drought Index, Soil Moisture indicators, vegetation stress.
A presentation given by Ray Wolf, Science and Operations Officer, Iowa 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 the climate of the Midwest by showing temperature, precipitation and snow anomalies; shows current snow depth, snow water equivalent, soil moisture and other data.
Overview of Water Watch, Groundwater Watch, Federal Open Data Initiative and other interpretive products and tools.
A presentation given by Beth Hall of the Midwest Regional Climate Center at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Presentation shows recent drought conditions experienced in the Midwest and uses graphics of precipitation maps and drought indices.
Overview of Extension program.
A presentation given by Mark Fuchs, the Senior Service Hydrologist at the St. Louis Weather Forecast Office, 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 different components of weather data that are taken into consideration when attempting to identify drought conditions.
List of USDA NRCS drought – related services.
A presentation given by Dave Baker, Principal Consultant, University of Missouri Extension, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Describes the process of identifying a local threat that then results in research being performed, leading to the development of drought mitigation strategies.
How the Kentucky drought plan came about and essential components.