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U.S. Drought Monitor Forum 2009 |
Around the World NDMC founding director Don Wilhite and climatologist Mark Svoboda were separately in Chile, the Netherlands and Switzerland, helping with various international efforts to prepare for drought. NDMC water scientist Cody Knutson co-presented a workshop in Israel as part of the official U.S. Middle East Peace Process. |
Predictable Patterns in Missouri River Basin? The NDMC helped the Center for Research on the Changing Earth System with stakeholder workshops in Kansas City, Missouri, and in Helena, Montana. |
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 |
El Niņo Could Bring Wet Winter After Hot Summer
A possible El Niņo in the fall could mean a cooler, wetter winter for the southern tier, which would bring much-needed relief to Texas. Meanwhile, forecasters anticipate a chance of above-normal temperatures over the West, south Florida, and interior Alaska. In May, torrential rains erased drought from Florida. | |
Agriculture Hit Hard in California, Texas The second quarter of the year saw farmers and ranchers in California and Texas continuing to suffer. Urban water suppliers were also taking measures to reduce consumption. |
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Seeking Low-Flow Effects in Colorado, Southeast The NDMC is helping the National Weather Service anticipate the effects of low flows for 50 sites in the Alabama, Coosa, and Tallapoosa and Appalachicola, Chattahoochie, and Flint River Basins and for 164 sites in the Upper Colorado River Basin. |
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VegDRI Began Coast-to-Coast Coverage in May
The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI) marked a milestone in May when its coverage expanded to include the eastern United States. We are now seeking evaluators from eastern states. At right, VegDRI PI Brian Wardlow and RMA sponsor Bob Smith field questions at a workshop. |
