Latest NCDC News 
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DROUGHT: Monitoring Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts
May 3, 2013We cannot fully understand drought without also understanding its impacts, which can affect all parts of our environment and communities.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for April 30, 2013
May 2, 2013According to the April 30 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 46.9% of the contiguous U.S.
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NCDC Insider: Meet NCDC Meteorologist, Richard Heim
May 1, 2013This month’s edition of NCDC Insider features one of the Center’s drought and snow experts with over 30 years of service at NOAA.
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Continental-Scale Temperature Variability during the Last Two Millennia
April 29, 2013A team of 78 researchers has published the most comprehensive reconstruction of past temperature changes at the continental scale.
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DROUGHT: Degrees of Drought Reveal the True Picture
April 26, 2013The U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly report describes current conditions using a numeric drought classification scale.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Update for April 23, 2013
April 25, 2013According to the April 23 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 47.3% of the contiguous U.S.
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Picture Climate: Why Are Buckets Important to Climate Science?
April 24, 2013Less than a hundred years ago, scientists and sailors used ordinary wooden buckets to measure sea surface temperatures.
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March: Out Like a Lion—A Climate.gov Video
April 23, 2013April 15, 2013, Climate.gov released a new video starring Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch at NCDC.
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NCDC-led Papers Make AMS Top 10 “Most Read” List
April 22, 2013As of April 22, 2013, two NCDC-led papers rank among the American Meteorological Society’s top ten “most read” papers.
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DROUGHT: The Importance of Drought Indicators
April 19, 2013Scientists look at both quantitative indices and drought indicators to obtain a broad perspective of moisture deficiency over a region.




