Drought Update and Wildfire Outlook Webinar for California and the Southwest

The Drought Update and Wildfire Outlook Webinar for California and the Southwest is designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on the current drought status and outlook and wildland fire potential outlook.

This webinar is a special joint region webinar, combining the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar Series and Southwest Drought Briefings, which are produced by the Intermountain West Drought Early Warning System and the USDA Southwest Climate Hub.

For more information, please contact amanda.sheffield@noaa.gov or joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov.

Featured Presentations

• Drought & Climate Update & Outlook: Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center 
• Wildland Fire Potential Outlook: Chuck Maxwell, Predictive Services Manager, Southwest Coordination Center 
• How Do Drought and Vegetation Recovery Influence Post-Wildfire Hazards?: Luke McGuire, University of Arizona
• Post-Wildfire Resources: Emile Elias, USDA Southwest Climate Hub

A recording of this webinar will be posted on the NIDIS YouTube channel.