The Future of Drought in the United States
This consensus study committee will consider approaches to understanding and assessing drought in the United States.
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This review will encompass data sources, metrics, and indicators for characterizing drought in the context of changing drought baselines and trends.
The committee will recommend a framework for incorporating non-stationarity considerations into drought assessment in a changing climate, for use across a range of geographic regions and of spatial and temporal scales and to inform decision-making for short-term risk management and long-term adaptation.
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National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine (NASEM)
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This consensus study committee will consider approaches to understanding and assessing drought in the United States.
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