National Drought Report

Missoulian: Weather systems: Push didn't come to pull in driest summer since '29

Drought - September 2016

National Drought Overview

Glacier Evacuation, Ban on Russian Software, Goodbye Cassini

Missoulian: Evacuation warning issued Wednesday at Glacier National Park due to fire danger

Montana InciWeb:  Sprague Fire

“An evacuation WARNING has been issued by Glacier National Park and the Flathead County Sheriff's Department.

With the forecasted weather change tonight, and its potential effects on fire behavior, the Flathead County Sheriff, Glacier National Park officials, and the Thompson Fire Incident Management Team are issuing an evacuation WARNING for the following areas:

Apgar area within Glacier National Park, including Apgar campground and Apgar village

Portions of West Glacier including West Glacier village, Highline Blvd. neighborhood, Golf Course neighborhood, Wild River Dr. / Grouse Ridge Rd. neighborhood, and west toward Sloan Lane neighborhood.”

NOAA: Montana Weather

Missoulian: US agencies ordered to stop using Russian company's software

DHS Statement on the Issuance of Binding Operational Directive 17-01
“The BOD calls on departments and agencies to identify any use or presence of Kaspersky products on their information systems in the next 30 days, to develop detailed plans to remove and discontinue present and future use of the products in the next 60 days, and at 90 days from the date of this directive, unless directed otherwise by DHS based on new information, to begin to implement the agency plans to discontinue use and remove the products from information systems.”

Cassini in front of Saturn. Image from NASA

Missoulian: Goodbye Cassini: Saturn spacecraft gets funny opera send-off

Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn

“NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by mission navigators that it is on course to dive into the planet’s atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 15. Cassini is ending its 13-year tour of the Saturn system with an intentional plunge into the planet to ensure Saturn's moons – in particular Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean and signs of hydrothermal activity – remain pristine for future exploration.”

Drug Prices

Missoulian: Specialty drug prices increase at fastest rate in over a decade

ARRP September 2017: Trends in Retail Prices of Specialty Prescription Drugs Widely Used by Older Americans 2006 to 2015 (PDF)

ARRP September 2017: Trends in Retail Prices of Generic Prescription Drugs Widely Used by Older Americans, 2006 to 2015 (PDF)

017 ASP Drug Pricing Files

National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) Overview and Help Desk Operations 

Hurricanes, and Montana Fires

Missoulian: Weakening, Irma still delivers 130 mph coast-to-coast pummeling of Florida

National Hurricane Center

Missoulian: Firefighters stretched thin as historic wildfire season drags on

Montana InciWeb
Smoke Outlook September 11, 2017
Released: 36 min. ago
Incident: Lolo Peak Fire
“Smoke: West to northwest winds of about 7-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph are anticipated today. Smoke is expected to locally impact communities downwind from fires. A high pressure ridge is moving...”