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The National Flash Drought Forum will be held in Boulder CO on May 2-4, 2023. It will provide background into the causes and detection of flash drought from a variety of perspectives around the country. As you may recall, flash drought is a rapid-onset event that often occurs with little warning and causes tremendous impacts, especially on agriculture. I am a panelist for one of the sessions talking about our experience in the Southeast with recent flash droughts, and there are other speakers who will be addressing flash droughts in other regions. If you are interested in participating, I encourage you to consider coming and sharing your experiences. Registration and logistics information is listed below. Registration ends on April 18, so do it soon!
| 2nd National Flash Drought Workshop May 2-4, 2023 | Boulder, Colorado |
| Where: UCAR Building 3090 Center Green Drive Boulder, Colorado When: Tuesday, May 2 (8:30am – 4:30pm MT) Wednesday, May 3 (8:30am – 4:30pm MT) Thursday, May 4 (8:30am – 12pm MT) Workshop Objectives >Bring together the flash drought research community and practitioners to learn from one another, build stronger connections and increase coordination. >Establish the state of the science on flash drought research, monitoring, prediction, planning, and communication, and share new and emerging areas of flash drought research. >Build a better understanding of practitioner needs for improved flash drought preparedness, response, and communication. >Share research, tools, case studies, and regional/seasonal characteristics of flash drought in order to improve management and response. >Develop an updated list of outstanding research and information needs since the 2020 workshop for flash drought monitoring, prediction, planning and response. |
| Deadline to register: April 18, 2023 |
| Workshop Logistics |
| For more information on the venue location, hotel block and more, please visit the meeting website! | Hotel and Logistics |
| The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) would like to thank the following partners for their help in planning this workshop: Auburn University, Colorado State University, Desert Research Institute, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Montana State University, Natural Hazards Center, National Drought Mitigation Center, NOAA, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Oregon State University, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Texas Water Development Board, University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Georgia, University of Illinois, University of Oklahoma, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Wisconsin, and USDA. Please share this upcoming event with your networks! |
| For questions about the workshop, please contact Marina Skumanich. For logistics and lodging questions, please contact Jessica Martinez. |
