Key drought economic impact sectors in the Midwest; key infrastructure assets in the Midwest; engagement opportunities.
Origins of NIDIS, requirements from the NIDIS Implementation Plan, what is a Drought Early Warning System, NIDIS Working Groups, partner agencies.
Background, networks, new opportunities related to development of the National Soil Moisture Network.
Goals of the 2016 redesign of drought.gov; its audience and content as outlined in the Implementation Plan; elements of usability testing through CIRES.
How U.S. Drought Portal has responded to NIDIS Implementation Plan of 2007 and ideas for going forward.
Briefing for the April 19, 2016 ACF Webinar.
A presentation given by Christopher Hain, Assistant Research Scientist, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, 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 data sets that are important in monitoring for agricultural drought.
A presentation given by Jessica Lucido, Soil Moisture Project Manager, USGS, 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 Soil Moisture Monitoring Network and the data that is gathered.
A presentation given by Harvey Hill, AAAS Policy Fellow, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 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 usefulness of drought tournaments as a tool to get people thinking about drought planning and mitigation.
A presentation given by Gwen White, Science Coordinator, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative, USFWS, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Short presentation showing the relationship between drought and wildlife.