Midwest Climate Hub

Key Points:Climate change is causing the probability of extreme events, like drought, to change, a phenomenon known statistically as “non-stationarity.” Challenges include identifying the differences between permanent change (e.g., long-term trends towards wetter or drier conditions) and temporary anomalies from normal conditions (e.g., drought).Changes in how we assess drought could impact

NASA DEVELOP addresses environmental and public policy issues through research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns. These projects provide students and recent graduates the opportunity to both engage in research and improve in the communication of their research.  NIDIS has been involved with the NASA DEVELOP program hosted at NOAA's National