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National Integrated Drought Information System
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Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System August Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar
Monday, August 28, 2023 at 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. PT
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According to the August 24, 2023 U.S. Drought Monitor, 50% of the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) is in drought. Drought
coverage has increased from 32% since the beginning of summer and short-term outlooks lean dry. This webinar will provide more information on the current regional conditions and outlooks as well as updates from state experts from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Additionally, the webinar will feature a presentation on "Estimating Drought Recovery in the Climate Toolbox."
These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing drought conditions,
as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers will also discuss the impacts of these conditions on things such as wildfires, floods, disruption to water supply and ecosystems, as well as impacts to affected industries like agriculture, tourism,
and public health.
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Featured Presentations
Climate Recap & Current Conditions
Joe Casola | NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information Western Region
State Updates
Nick Bond | Office of the Washington State Climatologist/University of Washington
Larry O’Neill | Oregon Climate Service/Oregon State University
David Hoekema | Idaho Water Resources Department
Seasonal Conditions & Climate Outlook
Joe Casola | NOAA's National Centers for Environmental
Information Western Region
Estimating Drought Recovery in the Climate Toolbox
Katherine Hegewisch | UC-Merced
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Other News & Upcoming Events
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Register for a Workshop for Building Drought Resilience in a Changing Climate with Upper Columbia and Missouri Basin Tribes
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Join us for the Workshop for Building Drought Resilience in a Changing Climate with Upper Columbia and Missouri Basin Tribes, which will be held September 26-28, 2023 at Kwataqnuk
Resort & Casino on the Flathead Reservation in Polson, Montana.
Co-hosted by NIDIS and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, this workshop will bring together tribal resource managers/government leaders/citizens, Tribal College and University
(TCU) faculty/staff/students, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and partners from federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector to 1) discuss a wide range of issues related to managing drought in a changing climate on tribal lands and 2)
identify solutions for moving forward to address these challenges. The workshop will be interactive in nature, and Indigenous and Western Knowledge perspectives will be shared.
Please register by September
15 (it's free!). A draft
agenda is now available. More information on the workshop, including logistics, can be found on the workshop
website.
Learn
more and register
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Submit Your Drought Impacts!
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Report drought-related conditions and impacts within the United States. This is a nation-wide service provided by the National Drought Mitigation Center, based at the University
of Nebraska, developed in partnership with NIDIS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Learn
more >
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Join the NIDIS Tribal Engagement Listserv
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NIDIS is reviving our Tribal Engagement listserv with the plan use it to send you relevant information on drought, water, and climate-related meetings/workshops, funding opportunities,
and tools and resources.
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