A list of media news items that featured faculty, students or staff of the UNL School of Natural Resources over the last two weeks:
• Kelly Helm Smith, with the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), was quoted in story in Agriculture.com about slight improvements in drought conditions. http://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/mor-nature-takes-baby-steps-away-from_2-ar27012
• Brian Fuchs at the NDMC was cited in the Daily Nebraskan with concerns that the drought may continue through winter and could affect spring planting. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/article_2f5d12a8-1ccc-11e2-ab40-
• Fuchs was also a source in a Rueters wire service story about recent rainfall easing some drought conditions, but much more moisture was still needed. This story was picked up by several media outlets across the country. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/25/us-usa-drought-idUSBRE89O17X20121025
• Al Dutcher of the NDMC was also a source in another Rueters story, this one about necessary snowfall amounts it would take to end the drought over winter. This story was also picked up by several media outlets. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-usa-drought-crops-idUSBRE8A112T20121102
• Hydrogeologist Steve Sibray was featured in the Scottsbluff Star-Herald in a story about detecting potential uranium deposits in Nebraska by using technology originally created for groundwater sensing.
http://www.starherald.com/news/local_news/groundwater-technology-could-aid-mining-exploration/article_0482fbc2-21ec-11e2-9557-001a4bcf887a.html
• State climatologist Ken Dewey was interviewed on the Nebraska Radio Network, where he pondered whether disasters indicate climate change. http://nebraskaradionetwork.com/2012/10/31/state-climatologist-ponders-whether-disasters-point-to-climate-change-audio/
Go to the SNR news page for photos, stories and more outside media reports at http://go.unl.edu/SNRnews.