A presentation given by Amy Shields, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Protection Agency, 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 EPA’s role in supporting drought early warning, showing some of the different tools used in this.
A presentation given by Mike Wilson, National Leader for Climate Change, Natural Resources Conservation Service, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. One slide discussing some of the programs being carried out by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Includes a number of programs aimed at providing funding for conversation-oriented activities.
A presentation given by Beth Freeman, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. One slide listing three different drought resource links.
A presentation given by Tom Maier, Biologist, 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. Provides a summary of the Ohio River Basin Climate Change Pilot Study.
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.
A presentation given by Steve Buan, Service Coordination Hydrologist, National Weather Service River Forecast 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 some of the work done by the National Weather Service River Forecast Centers.
A presentation given by Amy Beussink, Director, Missouri Water Science Center, USGS at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Introduces some of the drought-related activities being performed by USGS as well as some of the products and tools they produce on drought.
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.
A presentation given by Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the 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 various tools produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center and kind of provides a run thru of the site’s different features.
A presentation given by Pat Guinan, a Missouri State Climatologist, 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 potential for flash drought in the state of Missouri and provides statistics to show how this can occur.