NIDIS, in conjunction with The National Weather Service, the National Climatic Data Center, and the National Drought Mitigation Center, and through COMET, has developed this training module for drought (click on the image or 'BEGIN' below to access). While the training was geared toward NWS Weather Forecast Office staff, it could be of interest to anyone wishing to gain fuller understanding of definitions of drought, measures of drought severity, indicators and monitoring of drought, drought impacts, and drought predictions. NWS staff cannot get credit for this training through the US Drought Portal. It must be taken through the COMET website. All others are encouraged to visit the COMET site for more weather and drought-related educational information.