[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (5/17/12-7AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
05/17/2012	0715	The weekly Drought Monitor graphic for California produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center has changed little from last week's report, although a portion of South Ops in NE Inyo county went from the "Moderate" to the "Severe" Drought category. 15.89% of the state has no drought conditions (no change), 25.22% is classified as "Abnormally Dry" (no change), 37.75% as "Moderate" (a decrease of 1.46%), and 22.60% is classified as "Severe" (an increase of 1.46%).
05/16/2012	0700	The National Preparedness Level increased to 2 yesterday (5/15/12). For more information on National Preparedness Levels and how they are determined, go to http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireinfo_prepLevels.html

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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