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  caption: 'A map of continental U.S. drought conditions during July 2012, showing extreme and exceptional drought in several regions. (Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between USDA, NOAA, and the National Drought Mitigation Center)'
  chapter:
    description: ~
    display_name: 'Chapter 4: Leveraging Global Change Research In Areas of Societal Need'
    doi: ~
    identifier: leveraging-global-change-research-areas-societal-need
    number: 4
    report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2014
    sort_key: 40
    title: Leveraging Global Change Research In Areas of Societal Need
    url: ~
  chapter_identifier: leveraging-global-change-research-areas-societal-need
  create_dt: 2012-07-24T00:00:00
  description: 'A map of continental U.S. drought conditions during July 2012, showing extreme and exceptional drought in several regions. (Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between USDA, NOAA, and the National Drought Mitigation Center)'
  display_name: '4.13: U.S. Drought Monitor July 2012'
  identifier: us-drought-monitor-july-2012
  lat_max: 50
  lat_min: 24
  lon_max: -66
  lon_min: -125
  ordinal: 13
  report:
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    _public: 1
    contact_email: ~
    contact_note: ~
    display_name: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2014'
    doi: ~
    frequency: ~
    identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2014
    in_library: 1
    publication_year: 2014
    report_type_identifier: report
    summary: "In accordance with the Global Change Research Act of 1990, this annual report and supplement to the President's Budget gives an overview of USGCRP’s recent achievements, current status, future priorities, and budget information. It summarizes the Program's significant progress toward achieving its strategic research goals, supporting the President’s Climate Action Plan, and building a knowledge base that effectively informs human responses to global change. "
    title: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2014'
    topic: ~
    url: https://downloads.globalchange.gov/ocp/ocp2014/our-changing-planet-FY14-final-high-res.pdf
  report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2014
  source_citation: 'Produced by Richard Heim, NCDC/NOAA on July 24, 2012, released on July 26, 2012 http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/MapsAndData/MapArchive.aspx'
  submission_dt: 2012-07-26T00:00:00
  time_end: 2012-07-31T23:59:00
  time_start: 2012-07-01T00:00:00
  title: U.S. Drought Monitor July 2012
  type: figure
  uri: /report/usgcrp-ocpfy2014/chapter/leveraging-global-change-research-areas-societal-need/figure/us-drought-monitor-july-2012
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  usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source.