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President signs NIDIS Reauthorization Act 7 March 2014

President signs NIDIS Reauthorization Act

President Barack Obama signed the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act into law in order to ensure that the federal government can provide timely, effective drought warning forecasts and vital support to communities that are vulnerable to drought. 

CPO's Beller-Simms speaks at meeting of the Climate Change and Water Resources Workgroup 19 February 2014

CPO's Beller-Simms speaks at meeting of the Climate Change and Water Resources Workgroup

CPO scientist Nancy Beller-Simms spoke at the Meeting of the Climate Change and Water Resources Workgroup of the Advisory Committee on Water Information on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
NIDIS leads monitoring workshop 13 November 2013

NIDIS leads monitoring workshop

The National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring System workshop, led by the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), was held on Nov. 13-14 in Kansas City, MO.

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