Improving Drought Management in the West: The Role of Mitigation and Preparedness. By Donald Wilhite, Director National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska. The purpose of this report to the Commission is to provide an overview and analysis of drought and drought management issues...

This study aims to evaluate soil climate quantitatively under present and projected climatic conditions across Central Europe (12.1°–18.9° E and 46.8°–51.1° N) and the U.S. Central Plains (90°–104° W and 37°–49° N), with a special focus on soil temperature, hydric regime, drought...