Intermountain West Drought Conditions Briefing

This webinar provided an update on current drought conditions and snow drought in the Intermountain West (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming), followed by a special presentation on the Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA5) and the NCA Interactive Atlas Explorer. The NCA Interactive Atlas Explorer provides digital access to downscaled climate projections used in NCA5, which allows users to explore projected changes to local climate conditions.

Presentations:

• Introduction and Snow Drought Update – Dr. Gretel Follingstad, NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), University of Colorado Boulder / Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
• Current Conditions and Drought Outlook – Curtis Riganti, National Drought Mitigation Center
• Special Presentation: The Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment and the NCA Interactive Atlas – Dr. Emilie Elias, USDA Southwest Climate Hub

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For more information, please contact Dr. Gretel Follingstad.