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Actionable, user-friendly, and reliable information is essential for risk-informed decision-making across the Mississippi River Basin. In response to impacts of drought in the region, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) built a Mississippi River Basin Drought and Water Dashboard

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Weather whiplash is the abrupt and intense change from one extreme weather condition to another, such as dramatic temperature swings from hot to cold, heavy snowfall to rapid melt, and as is common in Texas, a period of prolonged drought followed by flooding. 

The High Plains Regional Climate Center’s Water Deficit Trends tool provides information on long-term changes in precipitation across the country.

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Weather forecasts struggle to predict how much snow will stick around, or how quickly it will melt away. Scientists, supported by the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) are addressing this challenge by improving how climate models simulate snow, a crucial step to better predict droughts and water availability in the Western U.S. 

Event Date
December 16, 2024

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 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.

For more information, please contact Jason Gerlich (jason.gerlich@noaa.gov).

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The third Ogallala Aquifer Summit brought together more than 230 crop and livestock growers, scientists and technical experts, water managers, governments, and other partners to work to address water management challenges within the region.

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NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has awarded $1.95 million in funding for projects to support tribal drought resilience as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This investment will help tribal nations address current and future drought risk on tribal lands across the Western U.S. while informing decision-making and strengthening tribal drought resilience in a changing climate. 

Event Date
November 19, 2024

The Atlantic hurricane season is finally winding down in the Southeast. November was warmer than normal across much of the region, with some locations on track to record one of their warmest Novembers on record. While rain along the Atlantic coast brought to an end some exceptionally long and record-breaking dry streaks, drought continued to expand and intensify from the northern Gulf Coast through the interior and northern portions of the region. Extreme Drought (D3) emerged across parts of Alabama and Tennessee.

Event Date
October 28, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location
Virtual

The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series provides the Southeast region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. 

Event Date
September 23, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location
Virtual

The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series provides the Southeast region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. 

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