From Too Much to Too Little: How the central U.S. drought of 2012 evolved out of one of the most devastating floods on record in 2011

Abstract

Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction....................................................................... 1 Section 2: Regional Drought Perspective................................. 2 Section 3: State Drought Perspectives........................................ 3 Section 3.1: Colorado........................................................................... 20 Section 3.2: Illinois.................................................................. 25 Section 3.3: Indiana................................................. 29 Section 3.4: Iowa...................... 36 Section 3.5: Kansas............................................................... 42 Section 3.6: Kentucky............................................................................ 46 Section 3.7: Michigan.............................. 52 Section 3.8: Minnesota............................................................ 58 Section 3.9: Missouri..................................................... 63 Section 3.10: Nebraska................................................. 67 Section 3.11: North Dakota............................................ 73 Section 3.12: Ohio................................................... 79 Section 3.13: South Dakota..................................... 85 Section 3.14: Wyoming........................................... 96 Section 4: Conclusions.............................................................. 9