NIDIS Report to Congress, January 2016

Document Author

NIDIS/NOAA

Document File

Document Date

January 1, 2016

Document Type

Reports

Document Description

Summary of NIDIS activities since its authorization in 2006. Includes:

How drought has affected the Nation since the 2006 NIDIS authorization
NIDIS partnerships and collaboration
Core NIDIS activities
- Regional Drought Early Warning Information Systems (DEWS)
- Integrating Monitoring and Predictions
- Research for Coping with Drought
- The U.S. Drought Portal (drought.gov)
How NIDIS informs drought planning and response
- Benefits of the Regional Drought Early Warning Information Systems (DEWS)
- The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM)
- Building a coordinated National Soil Moisture Monitoring Network
Future developments and milestones
- Improving the prediction of drought onset, length and severity
- Understanding and enhancing predictions of regionally specific drought impacts
- Establishing the Drought Risk Management Research Center (DRMRC)