Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
NIDIS and the US Bureau of Reclamation are partnering to develop the CADP platform which will support drought resilience by ensuring equitable access to high quality science and data to improve assessments of drought risk and vulnerability, that account for climate change impacts.
Dr. Paul Miller, a member of the MAPP Drought Task Force, was awarded the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for his research on understanding the mechanisms leading to early warning of meteorological and hydrological drought in the U.S. Caribbean. He is a co-investigator on a project led by Dr. Thomas Mote from the
MAPP investigator wins NSF CAREER award to continue drought research Read More »
NIDIS and the University of Nebraska Medical Center co-led the development of the assessment, titled: “Drought and Public Health: A Roadmap for Advancing Engagement and Preparedness.”
NIDIS Releases New Drought & Public Health Roadmap Read More »
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.
NIDIS to Host 2023 Western Drought Webinar Read More »
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.
Linking Drought, Wildfires, and Air Pollution Across the US Read More »
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.
Drought.gov Launches New Map Feature for Tribal Nations Read More »
This study suggests that climate change has caused a paradigm shift in how drought is assessed.
NIDIS-Funded Study Finds That Drought Assessment Has Been Outpaced by Climate Change Read More »
MAPP-funded study investigates the causes of a recent multi-year period of drought in Hawaii.
MAPP and NIDIS-funded research examines what caused the Summer 2020 to Spring 2021 Drought in Southwestern North America.
What Caused The Summer 2020 to Spring 2021 Drought in Southwestern North America? Read More »
While much of the drought community’s focus is currently on events in the central and western U.S. There is also an ongoing drought event in the Northeast United States.
MAPP-NIDIS Research Focuses on Drought in Northeast Read More »