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Ecological Drought: What We Have Learned and Where We Are Going: October 10, 2024

Event Date
October 10, 2024
Event Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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This five-part webinar series seeks to raise awareness of ecological drought, share actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience and mitigate the impacts of droughts, and highlight advancements in integrating interdisciplinary research and management needs for future drought planning and preparedness. The series is co-hosted by the NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC), with expert speakers from the research community, tribal nations, and government agencies. Information shared will build on the NIDIS/NCASC 2021 National Ecological Drought Webinar Series.

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Welcome and Introductions

Speakers: Meredith Muth, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); Jackson Valler, USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC)

  • This webinar is the first in a five-part webinar series that seeks to raise awareness of ecological drought, share actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience and mitigate the impacts of droughts, and highlight advancements in integrating interdisciplinary research and management needs for future drought planning and preparedness. 
  • The series was jointly organized by NIDIS and the National CASC—and our speakers are contributing their expertise to meet these webinar goals.
  • Information shared will build on the NIDIS/NCASC 2021 National Ecological Drought Webinar Series.

 

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Drought as an Emergent Driver of Ecological Transformation in the Twenty-First Century 

Speaker: Dr. Wynne E. Moss, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

 

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A Flexible Data-Driven Approach to Crafting Drought Vulnerability Assessments for Adaptation Planning

Speaker: Shelley Crausbay | USDA Forest Service

 

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What Goes with the Flow: A Review of Linkages Between Climate Change, Low Flows, Water Quality, and Instream Flow Management Response Across the United States

Speaker: Charlotte Lee, North Carolina State University, USGS Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center

  • Low-flow water quality literature is scattered and lacking in some U.S. regions (Alaska, Pacific Islands, Caribbean).
  • Dissolved oxygen decreases while temperature and salinity increase in response to low flows across the U.S., even if driving mechanisms differ locally or regionally.
  • Water quality is not explicit in most flow management frameworks; however, there is potential for its consideration.
  • Similar challenges during low flows may inspire sharing knowledge across regions and scales for management solutions. 
  • For more information, contact Charlotte Lee.

 

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Q&A and Closing

Speaker: Meredith Muth, NOAA/NIDIS

 

Key Partners

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS).

National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)

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U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey.

National Climate Adaptation Science Center

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey.

Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

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U.S. Forest Service

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North Carolina State University

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