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Effective Drought Management Strategies in North Carolina

The State Climate Office of North Carolina at NC State University serves as a public resource for vital weather and climate information. The office focuses on drought management through community outreach, education, and technical assessment of local conditions. Established organizations such as the Drought Council facilitate objective advisories for local governments. With over 10 years of expertise, the office utilizes high-resolution environmental sensor data to monitor precipitation, temperatures, and groundwater. Their initiatives aim to connect drought indicators to impacts, emphasizing sustainable decision-making in agriculture and water supply.

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Effective Drought Management Strategies in North Carolina

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  1. Drought Management in NC Ryan Boyles State Climate Office of NC NC State University

  2. About the State Climate Office • Public Service Center at NCSU • Statewide public resource for weather and climate information and services • Extension of research to community applications • Research on NC weather and climate • Outreach, Education • Focus on service to the state NIDIS Carolinas Pilot - Wilmington, NC - July 31, 2012

  3. NC - Statutory Authority Drought Council – 1992 via NC Emergency Operations Plan 2002 – Drought focused activity 2003 Legislation establishing Drought Management Advisory Council • Objective advisories for local govt • Assessment of local conditions using technical data 2008 – strengthened to include broader representation NIDIS Carolinas Pilot - Wilmington, NC - July 31, 2012

  4. Assessing Drought • Weekly Technical Webinars • Core expertise with >10 yrs experience • Environmental sensor data • Precipitation, temperatures, streams, groundwater • High resolution, rich source of data inland • Impacts • Fire activity and risk • Agriculture, vegetation impacts • Water quality & Water supply NIDIS Carolinas Pilot - Wilmington, NC - July 31, 2012

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  10. Groundwater Monitoring NIDIS Carolinas Pilot - Wilmington, NC - July 31, 2012

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  15. NC Drought Monitor NIDIS Carolinas Pilot - Wilmington, NC - July 31, 2012

  16. Key Needs of NIDIS Pilot Build on existing efforts Enhance outreach, education Enhance monitoring Connect drought indicators to impacts • Integrated modeling physical, ecological systems? Emphasis on sustainable service • Integrate sciences into decision support NIDIS Carolinas Pilot - Wilmington, NC - July 31, 2012

  17. ryan_boyles@ncsu.eduhttp://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu919-515-3056 or 877-718-5544

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