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Southwest Drought Briefing: June 27, 2023

Event Date
June 27, 2023
Event Time
1:00 pm - 1:35 pm
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The Southwest saw record-setting snowpack over the past winter. Short-term drought in the region has greatly improved. As the region transitions to summer, what will the melting snowpack mean for reservoir storage and long-term drought? This webinar looked at current and forecasted drought conditions for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah and then highlighted the new State pages on drought.gov.

For more information, please contact Gretel Follingstad (gretel.follingstad@noaa.gov).

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Welcome to the Southwest Drought Briefing 

Speaker: Laura Haskel | Utah Division of Water Resources

  • Welcome to the June 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing.
  • Learn more about the Southwest Drought Learning Network. 
  • View past webinar recordings at drought.gov/webinars.
  • Introducing the speakers: 
    • Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
    • Kelsey Satalino, NOAA/National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

 

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Current Conditions and Drought Outlook 

Speaker: Brian Fuchs | National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • Since the beginning of the water year, there has been substantial improvement in drought conditions across the Southwest.
  • Over the past 12 months drought has improved across the Southwest, such that in June 2022 97% of the region was in drought, and in June 2023 only 9% of the region was in drought.
  • Outlooks suggest elevated chances for warmer-than-average temperatures in the summer, and the potential for below-average precipitation in the monsoon season.

 

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Questions & Answers on Current Conditions & Outlook

Speaker: Emile Elias | Director, USDA Southwest Climate Hub

 

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New State Pages on Drought.Gov

Speaker: Kelsey Satalino | NOAA/National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)

  • In April, NIDIS launched updated and expanded state pages on Drought.gov, in collaboration with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and state partners.
  • Key features:
    • New interactive maps featuring key drought indicators, outlooks/forecasts, and historical information at the state level, with easy access to county-level data
    • Customization & sharing options for every map
    • Highlighted state government drought resources
    • Resources to stay up to date on local drought information
  • Explore Drought.gov state pages in the Southwest: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.
  • Questions or feedback? Email drought.portal@noaa.gov

 

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Questions & Answers on Drought.gov State Pages

Speaker: Emile Elias | Director, USDA Southwest Climate Hub

 

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