PPT-Update on the Drought of 2011

TWCA Mid Year Conference June 16 2011 Bob Rose Meteorologist LCRA Rainfall Since October 1st Rainfall Since October 1st Rainfall Since Oct 1 Midland 016 Marfa 025 Fort Stockton 008 El Paso 045. Benjamin Lloyd-Hughes. Apologies!. “Very sorry to be unable to join you, please accept my apologies for some rather wordy slides...”. Key message. “We’d like to emulate the best regional practices globally.”. Kevin E Trenberth. NCAR. Warmer air holds more moisture. 4% per °F. Global warming=. More heat .  . More drying. . More . evaporation. . More moisture. More rain. More drought. Drought. Landscape And Drought . Milan J. Michalec . Director, Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District. Kendall County, Texas. October 27, 2012. Overview. Make Better Use of Water Outdoors. Examples Of Waste On Landscape. Chapter 17. Key words to understand:. Term. Meaning. Desertification. Drought. Sahara. Sahel. Population growth. Overgrazed. Over-cultivated. Famines. Migrate. Irrigation. Drought-resistant. Key words to . LCRA Firm Water Customer Meeting. January 26, 2011. Bob Rose, LCRA Chief Meteorologist. Wednesday’s Rainfall (thru 10 am). Driest Calendar Year on Record for Texas. 2011 Texas Weather Statistics. 14.88 inches. . LCRA Firm Water Customer Meeting. October 27, 2011. Bob Rose, LCRA Meteorologist. Worst Drought in Texas History. “This is state’s most severe one-year drought in recorded history” . John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist.. Mike . Crimmins. Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science. University of Arizona. Acknowledgements. Dan Ferguson. University of Arizona. CLIMAS/Institute of the Environment. Alison . Meadow. University of Arizona. Event 5. Rajasthan Drought:2002. Drought detected is the well documented Rajasthan drought.. Drought loomed in all the 32 districts of Rajasthan with a deficit rainfall of 53.4%. Approximately 40 million people and 50 million cattle were affected. The water table went down, wells and . PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND SANITATION. 01 MARCH 2017. 1. 1. PRESENTATION LAYOUT. Purpose. Background. The approach to address drought conditions. Key intervention measures by national government. Katie Born. Goal. Map the drought severity in the Austin-Lake Travis Lakes Subbasin against the elevation of the Lake Travis reservoir . Lake Travis. Reservoir created in 1942 with the construction of Mansfield Dam by the Lower Colorado . Mike . Crimmins. Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science. University of Arizona. Acknowledgements. Dan Ferguson. University of Arizona. CLIMAS/Institute of the Environment. Alison . Meadow. University of Arizona. Goal. Map the drought severity in the Austin-Lake Travis Lakes Subbasin against the elevation of the Lake Travis reservoir . Lake Travis. Reservoir created in 1942 with the construction of Mansfield Dam by the Lower Colorado . Prepared by. . Prof. Dr. Hussein K. Zair. Major agricultural industries have few technological defenses against crop loss due to abiotic stresses, particularly drought stress. Drought stress is a complex stress since it often coincides with high light stress and high temperature stress to plant canopies.. The Hard Truth about South Texas Climate. Drought Definition – In the Eye of the Beholder. 3. What Makes Drought Unique as a Geohazard. 4. Specific Drought Risks. 5. Coping with Drought. 1. The Hard Truth about South Texas Climate.