State of the Science on Flash Drought

Droughts are often categorized as ‘flash’ droughts when they develop or intensify in a matter of weeks (though defining flash droughts continues to be an area of active debate). The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to announce a series of three webinars to help climate professionals and operational service providers better understand this phenomenon, its defining characteristics and how it varies by region and season, its impacts on agricultural and other stakeholders, and the potential for improved monitoring, prediction, and planning/response tools (datasets, maps, etc.).

The first webinar in this series showcases the ‘state of the science’ on flash drought, based on presentations from the December 2020 NIDIS-sponsored Flash Drought Virtual Workshop. Each presentation is followed by live Q&A with flash drought experts.