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.

This workshop will explore the notion that drought assessment is being outpaced by climate change, and determine the implications to drought response and adaptation.

This Special Edition Drought Status Update was issued to help answer the question, "What do the recent storms mean for drought in the West?"

More than 10 CPO staff, research team members, and interns will attend and present on climate-related topics at the 2023 American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting. The presentations represent a total of 19 abstracts. As leaders in the field, some of the staff will lead sessions and town halls while others are supporting authors. See the full list of CPO presentations at AMS below.

The 2022–2026 Strategic Plan outlines and advances NIDIS’s approach to building a national drought early warning system (DEWS).