Monitoring and Impact Reporting

Increase monitoring and explore new drought indicators and technologies.

2025 Proposed Activities

• Plan and carry out drought briefings in January, March, May, July, September and November.
• Promote mesonets and other monitoring.
• Share decision-support tools including data and decision-support opportunities and limitations.
• Share examples of impacts of improved metering and soil moisture measurement.

Leadership Team

Emile Elias, USDA SW Climate Hub
Laura Haskell, Utah Department of Water Resources
Gretel Follingstad, National Integrated Drought Information System
Curtis Riganti, National Drought Mitigation Center

Communications liaison: Jackie Alessi