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Drought 2011: Where are We and What’s Next?

This article provides an overview of the current drought status in Kansas, including the November Palmer Index, moisture conditions, precipitation outlook, and drought outlook. It also discusses the reasons for the drought, including the effects of La Niña, changes in North Atlantic Oscillation, and changes in Arctic Oscillation.

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Drought 2011: Where are We and What’s Next?

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  1. Drought 2011: Where are We and What’s Next? Kansas Winter Grazing Conference June 10, 2014

  2. K-State Research & Extension

  3. Current Drought Status K-State Research & Extension

  4. Kansas Drought Status K-State Research & Extension

  5. November Palmer Index K-State Research & Extension

  6. Current Palmer Index

  7. Moisture Needed K-State Research & Extension

  8. Moisture Needed K-State Research & Extension

  9. Typical January Moisture K-State Research & Extension

  10. What’s the Precipitation Outlook? K-State Research & Extension

  11. What’s the Precipitation Outlook? K-State Research & Extension

  12. What’s the Precipitation Outlook? K-State Research & Extension

  13. Vegetative Conditions K-State Research & Extension

  14. Vegetative Conditions

  15. What’s the Drought Outlook? K-State Research & Extension

  16. What’s the Drought Outlook? K-State Research & Extension

  17. Why? Continuing La Niña Change in North Atlantic Oscillation Change in Artic Oscillation K-State Research & Extension

  18. Typical La Niña Winters

  19. North Atlantic Oscillation The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). When the NAO index is low, shown above, ocean winds are weaker and the U.S. winter more severe. Changes in ocean temperature distributions are also observed. Its "high index" state corresponds to particularly high atmospheric pressure over the Azores, an intense low over Iceland. Ocean winds are stronger and winters milder in the eastern U.S. (Illustration by Fritz Heide & Jack Cook, WHOI) http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=12455&tid=282&cid=10146

  20. Artic Oscillation

  21. Risk of Extreme Events

  22. Gulf Moisture

  23. Gulf Moisture

  24. Mary Knapp Weather Data Library 1703 Throckmorton Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 PH: 785 532-7019 E-mail: Mknapp@ksu.edu URL: http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/wdl K-State Research & Extension

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