An overview of precipitation, snowpack, weather predictions and drought and their effect on fire potential for the United States during summer of 2017. 

Background information on NIDIS, the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), and a summary of the webinar schedule. 

Summary of current conditions, climate outlook, and fire potential outlook for California and Nevada from a webinar conducted May 30, 2017. The webinar was part of a series designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing climatic events like La Niña.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region for February – April 2017.  Dated May 2017.

Includes significant events and impacts for Q1 2017; regional climate overview; sectoral impacts, and regional outlook for May through July 2017.

Agenda; what is NIDIS; what is a DEWS; information about the Pacific Northwest DEWS; upcoming events.

Data and maps summarizing conditions in the Pacific Northwest: U.S. Drought Monitor; precipitation and temperature; snowpack; reservoir storage; streamflow.

Basic information on the USDA Climate Hubs.

Current and forecast ENSO conditions (El Niño/La Niña) for summer 2017; climate outlooks for temperature and precipitation through September 2017; drought outlook through July.

An overview of grazing and fuels and their relationship to wildfire. Summary:

• Grazing can reduce fuels.
• Grazing will not stop fires under very hot & dry conditions.
• Grazing can reduce cheatgrass & grazing can increase cheatgrass.
• Grazing can reduce fire intensity & promote recovery after fire.