National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Archives - Page 15 of 16

Workshop to help crop and range managers weather extreme and extended drought

General Event, NIDIS Events / By Kristina Kiest

A one-day workshop for Southern Plains farmers & ranchers in Garden City, KS, to discuss drought planning. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss planning for long-term and extreme drought in their operations. The workshop will be at the 4-H building on the county fairgrounds. Registration and coffee begin at 8 a.m. It is a joint effort by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Finney County Extension-KSU, and NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS).

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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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SARP and NIDIS co-host Water Supply, Risk, and Demand webinar

General Event, NIDIS Events, SARP Events / By Kristina Kiest

As part of its monthly webinar series, SARP – in conjunction with the NIDIS and four water foundations/federations – is hosting a webinar titled Water Supply, Risk and Demand on Sept 19 from 1 to 2 p.m..

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NIDIS director to participate in “Climate Talk” Symposium

General Event, NIDIS Events / By Kristina Kiest

Dr. Roger Pulwarty, director of NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), is one of six experts participating sponsored by the Online Ocean Symposium and Google Hangout titled “Climate Talk.”

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Summer 2013 National Drought Outlook

General Event, NIDIS Events / By Kristina Kiest

On Thursday, May 16, leading experts from numerous federal agencies and non-government organizations will hold a Summer 2013 National Drought Outlook Forum on Capitol Hill to provide a seasonal drought forecast along with discussion of current and expected drought impacts and what plans are in place for response and mitigation.

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Mariotti & Pulwarty to Participate in Drought Prediction Workshop

MAPP Events, NIDIS Events / By Kristina Kiest

NOAA Climate Program Office program managers will participate in the Western States Water Council (WSWC) Drought Prediction Workshop in San Diego, California on April 29-May 1.

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NOAA-led report: 2012 Central Great Plains ‘flash drought’ a result of natural variations in weather

General News, MAPP News, NIDIS News / By Kristina Kiest

At its peak last summer, moderate to extreme drought gripped 61 percent of the Lower 48, but a “flash drought” brought exceptionally intense conditions to the Central Great Plains. Today, a new report by the NOAA Drought Task Force and the NOAA-led National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) finds natural variations in weather patterns caused this sudden “flash drought,” and is rules out global ocean conditions, as well as human-induced climate change, as major culprits.

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CPO’s Pulwarty Testifies at Capitol Hill Hearing on Current Drought and Drought Outlook

General News, NIDIS News / By Kristina Kiest

On Thursday, February 14, Dr. Roger Pulwarty, Director of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), testified at a full committee hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry titled, “Drought, Fire and Freeze: The Economics of Disasters for America’s Agricultural Producers.”

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National Drought Early Warning Outlook Event on Capitol Hill

General Event, NIDIS Events / By Kristina Kiest

On February 21, experts from several agencies and organizations will present forecasts for climate and water supply and the national wildfire outlook in Washington, DC.

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NIDIS Partners with University of Georgia to Produce Drought Decision-Support Document for Farmers in Southeast U.S.

Fellowships & Partners, General News, NIDIS News, SARP News / By Kristina Kiest

The National Integrated Drought Information System has partnered with the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Georgia to produce a drought outlook and agricultural decision-support document for farmers in the Southeast U.S.

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