U.S. Drought Monitor Publishes Map 500! The April 7 U.S. Drought Monitor marked the 500th edition of the weekly map. |
Upcoming Workshops NDMC & NIDIS Do Tool Talk for Hydrologists The NDMC and the National Integrated Drought Information System are co-presenting on May 19 as part of the National Hydrologic Warning Council annual meeting, May 18-21 in Vail, Colorado. MO River Basin Drought The NDMC is teaming up with researchers looking at long-term climate patterns and how they affect drought and floods in the Missouri River Basin, and long-term forecast potential. Workshops will be in Kansas City in April and in Helena, Montana, in June. Recent Workshops Texas & California Workshops in Texas and California in February put the NDMC at the epicenter of serious current droughts. |
About DroughtScape DroughtScape is the quarterly newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC). The NDMC’s mission is to reduce vulnerability to drought, nationally and internationally. Please email the editor: droughtscape@unl.edu |
Weakening La Niņa May Mean Relief for Texas
The extended outlook shows below-normal rain in the Southwest, with drought continuing over Florida and possibly expanding along the Gulf Coast and north into the Mid-Atlantic. About 40 percent of the U.S. has been in drought over the past year. | |
Drought Impacts Worst in California & Texas Texas and California dominated the 550 drought impacts reported during the first three months of 2009, with Texas at 228 and California at 148. Reports of fire drew the most attention in Florida and Oklahoma, while water supply was the most frequently reported type of impact in South Carolina. |
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CoCoRaHS to Request Drought Impact Data, Too The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network and the NDMC are pleased to announce that they have entered an agreement to incorporate drought impacts into the observations submitted by the network of volunteer weather observers. |
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K-12 Students Learn About Drought
The NDMC conducts outreach in school and community settings across Nebraska. |
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NDMC Adds Researcher The NDMC is pleased to welcome research specialist Tonya Haigh. |
