Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA)

Timely information on drought impacts is important for developing and evaluating drought indicators, documenting drought events, reducing future risks, and enhancing public awareness. To address needs for better understanding and monitoring of localized drought impacts, this study recruited volunteers from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network to report on how weather

A new report published by the Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments (CISA), a NOAA RISA team, summarizes the evaluation results and recommendations for the future of the CoCoRaHS Citizen Science Condition Monitoring project.   The Citizen Science Condition Monitoring project was created in an effort to increase understanding and awareness of the impacts of drought – both

On New Year’s Day 2017, almost three-quarters of South Carolina was abnormally dry or in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Conditions improved significantly by summer, with 99.9% of the state at normal levels by mid-June. However, hazard planners and state agencies seized the opportunity to learn from what could have become a much more serious situation.

On September 11, 2017, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network is launching new materials for the national network of condition monitoring observers, who are providing on-the-ground impacts information to support drought monitoring and reporting. As part of the NIDIS-supported Coastal Carolinas Drought Early Warning System, the Carolinas