Mid-Atlantic Drought Assessment and Building Drought Early Warning Meetings (Virtual)
The Mid-Atlantic Drought Assessment and Building Drought Early Warning Meetings are now VIRTUAL, including two identical half-day meetings and a 1.5 hour meeting to prioritize future actions.
- Half-day meetings
Tuesday, March 25, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m ET
OR
Thursday, March 27, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET
The virtual meetings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 and Thursday, March 27, 2025 will feature the same information and opportunities to contribute, so please attend the meeting that best fits your schedule. Both will provide an overview of the recent drought and breakout opportunities for those impacted by drought to share lessons learned and identify capacity building needs. These meetings lay the groundwork for a prioritization meeting the following week.
- Synthesis and Prioritization Meeting
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 10-11:30 a.m. ET
Please register as soon as possible, as both meetings are capacity limited.
Meeting Description
In 2024, heat and a lack of rainfall led to widespread drought across the mid-Atlantic states (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia). For some locations, this was the worst drought the region experienced in more than two decades. These regional meetings will capture the experiences of drought in 2024 across sectors as well as the gaps, needs, and potential next steps for greater regional drought early warning capacity.
Please join NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC), NOAA Regional Climate Services Eastern Region, state climatologists, watershed organizations, and other partners responding to drought in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Please share this announcement with drought-impacted partners in the region.
Registration
There is no registration fee to attend this meeting.
Meeting Contact
If you have questions about the meeting, please contact Sylvia Reeves or Elizabeth Ossowski
