On Thursday, February 14, Dr. Roger Pulwarty, Director of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), testified at a full committee hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry titled, “Drought, Fire and Freeze: The Economics of Disasters for America’s Agricultural Producers.”
Dr. Pulwarty described the current drought (status, significance, historical context), provided a drought outlook, and discussed the science and services that NOAA provides for drought forecasts and monitoring.
The hearing is archived online.