These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing drought conditions, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers will also discuss the impacts of these conditions on things such as wildfires, floods, disruption to water supply and ecosystems, as well as impacts to affected industries like agriculture, tourism, and public health.
Drought developed or worsened across Oklahoma over the summer. In September, Extreme Drought (D3) expanded over southwest Oklahoma, northwest Texas, and southern Kansas. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s seasonal outlooks predict increased chances for warmer- and drier-than-normal conditions through the end of the year across the Southern Plains and into adjacent states. In fact, parts of eastern Texas that experienced flooding in early summer are now experiencing Moderate Drought (D1), which is likely to worsen in the coming months.
The Idaho Fall Water Supply Outlook is an annual meeting held each year to recap the water supply from the previous water year and provide climate and water supply outlook information for the coming water year. This year, we are back to an in person event to be held at the Idaho Water Center.
This special drought webinar provided drought information and resources for West Virginia and Ohio, as well as surrounding states in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Topics included the history and evolution of the ongoing drought; current conditions and outlooks for Fall 2024; wildfire risk updates; and ecological impacts as well as impacts across sectors from agriculture to water supply to public health.
Please join NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC), and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) for a special drought webinar to deliver timely and relevant drought information and resources for West Virginia and Ohio, as well as surrounding states in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
The 19th annual Oregon-Washington Water Year Meeting: 2024 Recap and 2025 Outlook was held on October 29–30, 2024. he goal of this meeting was to share and gather information regarding climate impacts of Water Year 2024.
The July 2024 Pacific Northwest Tribal Nations Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar provided climate and drought updates, including about recent drought development across the Pacific Northwest, and information on drought impacts and responses at the Nez Perce Tribe.