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<br />Contents
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<br />Introduction ".",.,..,.,."'"",."."""",,.,.,..,.,.,.,'" 1
<br />The Concept of Drought , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , . , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , . . , , , , , ,. 2
<br />Crisis Management Versus Risk Management Approach to
<br />Drought Management . , . . , . , . , . , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , . . . , , . . , , , , . , ., 4
<br />The Climatology of Drought in the West: 1895 to 1996 ",.,..,.,.,."" 6
<br />The Climatology of Drought, 1986 to 1996 , , , , ., ,. , . , . , , . , , .. . , , , ,. 8
<br />State-Level Drought Planning: Current Status ".".,."",.,...,.,. 15
<br />Lessons From Recent Droughts: State-Level Mitigation Tools ".,.,' 19
<br />Integrating Drought Management and Water Policy ,..".,....",..,' 25
<br />Integrating Drought Management and Water Policy: New Directions. . ., 36
<br />Australian National Drought Policy: A Model for the United
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<br />States? "."..",.,.,..."..,....".",."".......,.,.," 38
<br />Conclusions and Recommendations ,..".,'.."""."....,.'",.., 40
<br />Bibliography "",.,.,......"...,.",.",.,.".,.,.,..,......,' 43
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<br />1 Drought-related mitigative actions taken by States during
<br />recent droughts ",......'.,..,.,..,..",.,...',.,........., 21
<br />2 Possible risk-management and risk-minimization measures the
<br />Federal Government could consider to lessen the effects of
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<br />drought , , . . . . , . , . , . , . . , . , . . . . . , , . , , , . , . . , . . . . . . . , , . , . , . . ., 33
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<br />1 Percent area of the United States (48 contiguous States) in severe
<br />and extreme drought (i.e., ~-3,0), 1895 to 1995 , , , . , . . . . . , . , , . . . . " 8
<br />2 Percent area of: (a) Pacific Northwest Basin, (b) Missouri Basin,
<br />and (c) Upper Colorado Basin in severe and extreme drought
<br />(i.e" ~-3.0), 1895 to 1995 . . , . , . . , . . , . , . , . . . . , . . . . , . . , . . , . , . , , .. 9
<br />3 Percent area of: (a) Great Basin, (b) California Basin, and
<br />(c) Lower Colorado Basin in severe and extreme drought
<br />(i.e" ~-3.0), 1895 to 1995 . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , , , . , , , . , . . . . . , . . . , . ., 10
<br />4 Percent area of: (a) Arkansas-White-Red Basin, (b) Rio Grande
<br />Basin, and (c) Texas Gulf Basin in severe and extreme drought
<br />(i.e" ~-3.0), 1895 to 1995 . . , . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . , . . , , . , . , . . ., 11
<br />5 Percent area of So uris- Red-Rainy Basin in severe and extreme
<br />drought (i.e., ~-3,0), 1895 to 1995 . , , , , . , . . . , . , , . . , . , . . . . . . . . . ., 12
<br />6 Percent area of the United States (48 contiguous States) in
<br />severe and extreme drought (i.e., ~-3.0), 1895 to 1995 , . . . . . . . , , , .. 12
<br />7 Six-month SPI map for the end of March 1996 (representing
<br />the period October 1995 through March 1996) , , , . , . , . . . , ., follows 14
<br />8 Palmer Drought Severity Index map, March 30, 1996 ....,.., follows 14
<br />9 Status of State drought plans, August 1996 . . , , . , , . . . . . . . . , . . . , . ,. 16
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