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Changing the slow onset mentality of drought: a case study of flash drought in the United States and the Northern Plains

Key Messages Drought early warning and information systems must be flexible and receptive toward the integration of new indicators and impacts as they become available and validated Systematic collection of impacts must be treated in the same light as that of other drought indicators such as precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, evapotranspirat…
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The 2017 drought in the Canadian Prairies

Key Messages The 2017 drought on the Canadian Prairies was notable because of its rapid onset and severe intensification. Conditions quickly deteriorated due to an early snow melt and below-normal precipitation in the spring. The region then faced its driest summer in 70 years resulting in significant impacts. Drought impacts on the agricultural sec…

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