--- - attributes: ~ caption: 'The Southern Great Plains is characterized by a pronounced east–west gradient of precipitation, with wetter conditions prevailing to the east and arid conditions to the west. Precipitation monitoring is critical in this region; state-level Mesonet station networks in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are shown here to illustrate a key aspect of current monitoring capacity. Sources: NOAA NCEI, CICS-NC, and ERT Inc. Data from PRISM Climate group, Oregon State University, [LINK](http://prism.oregonstate.edu), created July 10, 2010.' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-03-29T16:47:33 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/mesonet-stations.yaml identifier: mesonet-stations lat_max: 40.0 lat_min: 25.8 lon_max: -93.5 lon_min: -106.7 ordinal: 1 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-12-03T18:23:46 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Monitoring Precipitation Across the Southern Great Plains uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/mesonet-stations url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Chief Gordon Yellowman is shown here at a Cheyenne Sun Dance ceremony. Photo courtesy of Gordon L. Yellowman, Sr.' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-04-05T21:53:56 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/gordon-yellowman-.yaml identifier: gordon-yellowman- lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 10 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-23T15:23:30 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Gordon Yellowman uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/gordon-yellowman- url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Texas Army National Guard assisting in flood rescues associated with Hurricane Harvey, August 27, 2017. Photo credit: Lt. Zachary West, Texas National Guard.' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-04-04T01:23:29 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/hurricane-harvey-houston.yaml identifier: hurricane-harvey-houston lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 2 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-23T15:23:24 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Hurricane Harvey Flooding uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/hurricane-harvey-houston url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'This visible satellite image shows Hurricane Harvey approaching the Texas coast on August 25, 2017. Source: NASA Earth Observatory.' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-04-04T01:23:10 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/hurricane-harvey-satellite-image.yaml identifier: hurricane-harvey-satellite-image lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 3 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-23T15:23:11 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Hurricane Harvey Satellite Image uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/hurricane-harvey-satellite-image url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'Under both lower- and higher-scenario climate change projections, the number of days exceeding 100°F is projected to increase markedly across the Southern Great Plains by the end of the century (2070–2099 as compared to 1976–2005). Sources: NOAA NCEI and CICS-NC.' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-03-29T16:49:32 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/days-above-100-f.yaml identifier: days-above-100-f lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 4 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-12-03T19:14:16 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Projected Increase in Number of Days Above 100°F uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/days-above-100-f url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'The photo shows the drought impact on a stock pond near Kurten, Texas, in 2011. Photo credit: John Nielson-Gammon' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-04-04T01:23:21 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/texas-drought.yaml identifier: texas-drought lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 5 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-23T15:23:17 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Stock Pond Affected by Drought uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/texas-drought url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: "Shown here are the English- and Spanish-language versions of the February 2018 Climate Assessment for the Southwest Rio Grande-Bravo Climate Impacts and Outlook “At a Glance” summary. Sources: Garfin et al. 2018.{{< tbib '44' 'ae5caae5-3f69-4101-85dd-3454d8f1309f' >}},{{< tbib '51' '9732c6cd-86e1-48bb-812e-271a55341b39' >}}" chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2017-08-02T17:57:58 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/fig23-2-placeholder.yaml identifier: fig23-2-placeholder lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 6 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-29T19:42:34 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Highlighting Seasonal-Scale Extreme Events in a Transboundary Setting uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/fig23-2-placeholder url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: "Key characteristics of the Edwards Aquifer, such as relative shallowness and karst features, make it vulnerable to the impacts of both climate variability and climate change. Its importance as a major supplier of groundwater in central Texas makes these vulnerabilities even more pronounced. Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority.{{< tbib '79' '70356e95-fb11-4333-ac66-8231a3a3db91' >}} Used with permission." chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-04-04T01:18:11 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/edwards-aquifer-cross-section--placeholder-.yaml identifier: edwards-aquifer-cross-section--placeholder- lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 7 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-29T19:42:17 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Cross Section of Edwards Aquifer uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/edwards-aquifer-cross-section--placeholder- url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: "Desalination activities in Texas are an important contributor to the state’s efforts to meet current and projected water needs for communities, industry, and agriculture. Source: adapted from Texas Water Development Board 2017.{{< tbib '110' '8ff58133-0705-42a3-9739-e138ea311c24' >}}" chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2018-03-29T17:53:28 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/texas-desalination-plants.yaml identifier: texas-desalination-plants lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 8 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-23T15:22:58 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Texas Desalination Plants uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/texas-desalination-plants url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information - attributes: ~ caption: 'The graphs show trends in annual abundance of (top) gray snapper and (bottom) southern flounder as the number of fish caught per hour along the Gulf Coast of Texas between 1982 (snapper)/1983 (flounder) and 2016. As water temperatures increase along the Texas Gulf Coast, gray snapper are expanding northward along the Texas coast, while southern flounder, a popular sport fish, are becoming less abundant, impacting the recreational and commercial fishing industries. Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.' chapter_identifier: southern-great-plains create_dt: 2017-08-02T17:51:42 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/fishwinnerslosersplaceholder-01.yaml identifier: fishwinnerslosersplaceholder-01 lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 9 report_identifier: nca4 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: 2018-11-23T15:22:25 time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Climate Winners and Losers (Gray Snapper and Southern Flounder) uri: /report/nca4/chapter/southern-great-plains/figure/fishwinnerslosersplaceholder-01 url: ~ usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information