NIDIS Workshop to Advance Drought Early Warning Communication for the Nation

Each year, tens of millions of Americans who are exposed to life-threatening natural hazards rely on early warning information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their many state and local partners. Drought is a complex and slow moving hazard, and while extraordinary life-saving advancements have been made in tornado, flash flood, heat, and hurricane early warning, comparatively less is known about how to most effectively provide drought early warning communications that result in action.

In light of this gap, NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder will host A Workshop to Advance Drought Early Warning Communication for the Nation on September 10–11, 2026 in Boulder, Colorado.