NIDIS to Host 2023 Western Drought Webinar 27 April 2023

NIDIS to Host 2023 Western Drought Webinar

This webinar will examine key questions on the status of the megadrought in the West after a record-breaking wet winter was preceded by three straight years of drought as well as 20+ years of mostly dry conditions.

Linking Drought, Wildfires, and Air Pollution Across the US 17 February 2023

Linking Drought, Wildfires, and Air Pollution Across the US

A recent study supported by AC4 uses drought index as a tool to explain the trends of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and its association with wildfires across the US.

Drought.gov Launches New Map Feature for Tribal Nations 6 October 2022

Drought.gov Launches New Map Feature for Tribal Nations

NIDIS launched this feature in direct response to the NIDIS Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy, which was developed in close consultation with 22 tribal natural resource managers.

NIDIS-Funded Study Finds That Drought Assessment Has Been Outpaced by Climate Change 28 September 2022

NIDIS-Funded Study Finds That Drought Assessment Has Been Outpaced by Climate Change

This study suggests that climate change has caused a paradigm shift in how drought is assessed.

Multi-Decade-Long Drought in Hawaii and Connectivity Between NOAA’s Climate and Weather Missions 27 September 2022

Multi-Decade-Long Drought in Hawaii and Connectivity Between NOAA’s Climate and Weather Missions

MAPP-funded study investigates the causes of a recent multi-year period of drought in Hawaii. 

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