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Strategies for Managing Drought in the Northern Plains
The purpose of this drought response plan is 1) to describe the drought indicators and response triggers that will be used to determine if drought response actions are needed and 2) to provide land owners and managers a range of management options that will allow for a flexible and rapid response to drought.
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Livestock
Helping Your Child Cope After a Natural Disaster
Children have limited experiences with natural disasters, so it is normal for them to be afraid. It is important that children are met with kindness and understanding from parents and other adults to help cope with these feelings. Children should be encouraged to talk about their feelings and express their fears through play, drawing, painting or clay/play dough. Caring conversations can help them process any fears.
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Kids & Family
Handling Food through Floods
Flood water may carry silt, raw sewage, oil or chemical waste. If foods have been in contact with flood waters, use this information to determine their safety.
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Food & Nutrition
Families and Flood Evacuation: Items to Take for Children Evacuating
Natural disasters such as floods are stressful events for families. Evacuating their home is obviously stressful for children. Plan ahead by packing a disaster supplies kit for each of your children to grab if your family has to evacuate due to flood conditions or other reasons.
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Disasters
Preparing Flood-damaged Homes for Winter
If you do not plan to rebuild your flood-damaged home until next year, you must prepare it for winter.
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Home & Farm
Plugging Home Drains to Prevent Sewage Backup
Prepare early. For homes in areas of the country prone to flooding or heavy rain, taking a few steps to prepare for water levels that could result in sewage backing up into a home makes sense.
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Home & Farm
Preparing a Home That Will Be Flooded
This is a step by step guide to prepare a home for a flood.
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Disasters
Sandbagging for Flood Protection
A sandbag dike must be built properly to prevent or reduce flood damage.
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Disasters
Remove Mold For A Healthy Home
Exposure to mold can cause cold-like symptoms, respiratory problems, nasal and sinus congestion, watery eyes, sore throat, coughing and skin irritations, and can easily be breathed deeply into the lungs, it is not safe to live in houses wit high mold. This publication tells the health effects, where to look for mold, mold removal and preventing mold growth.
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Disasters
Flood Recovery: Dealing with Continuing Basement Seepage
A water table above the basement floor causes water to continually seek ways to enter the basement. This publication touches on what happens when that occurs and what can be done to prevent it from happening.
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Disasters
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