Document

Southeast Alaska Drought Causes

Document Author

Rick Thoman, Andy Hoell, and Heather McFarland

External Document

Southeast Alaska Drought Causes (PDF)

Document Date

March 1, 2022

Document Type

Assessments

Document Description

Although southeast Alaska is one of the rainiest areas in North America, it was plagued by drought from October 2016 to December 2019. “Extreme drought” was declared by the U.S. Drought Monitor in summer 2019.

This two-page summary focuses on the causes of drought in Southeast Alaska and is part of a collection of two-page summaries discussing the findings of the Southeast Alaska Drought Project.