Washington Workshops Scheduled for November
The NDMC is heading to the Spokane, Washington, area the week of November 10, with a VegDRI listening session, an RMA tools workshop, and a presentation to the Washington Association of Wheat Growers.
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New Drought Monitor Authors Profiled
Laura Edwards, Western Regional Climate Center
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Eric Luebehusen, Joint Agricultural Weather Facility/World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Michael Brewer, National Climatic Data Center
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NDMC Welcomes New Employees
Nicole Wall, Public Participation Specialist, and
Chris Poulsen, Geospatial Analyst
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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 with ideas: droughtscape@unl.edu
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Look for Warm West, Rainy Gulf, Easing Drought
For coming months, forecasters anticipate above-normal temperatures over much of the west, possible above-normal rainfall over the Gulf Coast, and possible improving drought over the Plains and Southeast.
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Drought Impact Awareness Growing: Weather Forecast Offices, Geographers Highlight Issue
The 122 Weather Forecast Offices of the National Weather Service in June began producing Drought Information Statements, including impacts, any time part of their forecast areas were in severe drought or worse, as determined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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The American Association of Geographers is calling for papers for a drought impacts session at its March meeting. The deadline is October 15.
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Hundreds+ See NDMC at Ag Trade Show
From left, Denise Gutzmer, Eric Hunt and Jeff Nothwehr enjoyed a lull when it rained at the end of Husker Harvest Days. The NDMC booth was part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s water-themed presence at the event.
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NDMC Commits to New Projects
The NDMC and its partners have finalized several new grants and contracts recently.
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