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February 4-5, 2020
West Columbia, SC

Experts from the NDMC, NOAA, USDA, and other groups presented information about the USDM, drought tools and resources, USDA programs, current conditions and seasonal forecasts, and ways to monitor and report precipitation data and drought impacts.

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• The United States Drought Monitor Process: History, What it is, and How is the map made?
  Brian Fuchs
• USDA and the Use of the U. S. Drought Monitor (USDM)
  Kelly Breinig
• USDA Climate Hubs - Building Resilience Against Drought
  Steve McNulty
• Past and Current Drought Conditions
  Leonard Vaughan
• Subseasonal to Seasonal Outlooks from CPC
  David Miskus
• Understanding Flash Drought and Sectoral Impacts
  Pam Knox
• Review of Information Used to Create the US Drought Monitor
  Mark Brusberg
• Metro Atlanta and the US Drought Monitor
  Katherine Zitsch
• Duke Energy Hydroelectric Projects Low Inflow Protocols
  Ed Bruce
• Drought Monitoring in Georgia
  Wei Zeng
• U.S. Drought Monitor Process
  Bill Murphey
• NC DMAC
  Klaus Albertin
• South Carolina’s U.S. Drought Monitor Process
  Melissa Griffin
• Communicating and Reporting about Drought: Tools and Resources
  Kirsten Lackstrom
• Communicating Drought: What, When, How and Why?
  Rebecca Ward
• National Drought Mitigation Center’s (NDMC) Condition Monitoring Tool
  Melissa Griffin
• Communicating and Reporting Drought: Tools and Resources from the updated U.S. Drought Portal
  Meredith Muth
• Effects of Drought on Forests and Rangelands in the United States
  Jim Vose
• Drought and Irrigation Best Practices
  Jose O. Payero
• Clemson Drought Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness
  Brian Bolt
• Drought Mitigation Practices in Production Agriculture in the Southeast
  Gordon Mikell