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Read DroughtScape, April 2012
Apr 16, 2012
The April 2012 edition of DroughtScape is out, with a new look and more photos. It features winter climate and impact summaries, and updates on outreach activities, visiting scholars, Brian Wardlow’s move, and more.
Visiting Scholar Zhao Analyzes Meteorological and Hydrologic Drought in the Jinghe River Basin
Feb 27, 2012
 Lin Zhao Lin Zhao, a visiting scholar from the Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management at Beijing Normal University, found that streamflow drought lagged meteorological drought by about 112 days in the Jinghe River Basin.meteorological drought by about 112 days in the Jinghe River Basin.
Drought Update: Improvements Welcome, Outlook Dry
Feb 27, 2012
 Mark Svoboda Improvement in drought in the South Central U.S. over the past few months has been a welcome surprise, considering that La Niña winters such as this one, with cooler than normal sea surface temperatures prevailing, are typically warmer and drier. That was the assessment by Mark Svoboda, NDMC Monitoring program area leader, who provided an update on drought in Texas and the southern United States for the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program's Managing Drought webinar on Feb. 23, 2012.
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Climographs, which show monthly average temperature and precipitation, are available for many U.S. and international cities.
The Drought Impact Reporter compiles drought impacts from a variety of sources, including news media, government agencies, and individual observers.
A dust storm approaching Rolla, Kansas, May 6, 1935, during the Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s.
The "hydro-illogical cycle" illustrates why it's hard to get people to plan for drought: It's hard to recognize in its early stages.
Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch offers a comprehensive set of options for reducing risk before, during and after drought.
Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center generate groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week.
States play a key role in planning for drought in the United States, so we have organized information by state.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is a composite drought index.
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National Drought Mitigation Center
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
819 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
P.O. Box 830988
Lincoln, NE 68583–0988
phone: (402) 472–6707
fax: (402) 472–2946
e-mail: ndmc@unl.edu
The NDMC partners with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) to help the U.S. be better prepared for drought.
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