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Drought is a significant feature of the climate in Hawai‘i and the U.S-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), with severe impacts across multiple sectors. This talk presents an overview of drought in Hawai‘i and the USAPI. It analyzes a new gridded drought index product (SPI, Standardized Precipitation Index) to determine the relationships between drought and large-scale modes of natural climate variability (including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation) and to characterize historical droughts in Hawai‘i back to 1920. The talk also examines management actions before, during, and after drought and includes case studies of past droughts.
Video of Abby Frazier's presentation on 3/19/19 at East-West Center:
Drought is a significant feature of the climate in Hawai‘i and the U.S-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), with severe impacts across multiple sectors. This talk presents an overview of drought in Hawai‘i and the USAPI. It analyzes a new gridded drought index product (SPI, Standardized Precipitation Index) to determine the relationships between drought and large-scale modes of natural climate variability (including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation) and to characterize historical droughts in Hawai‘i back to 1920. The talk also examines management actions before, during, and after drought and includes case studies of past droughts.
Video of Abby Frazier's presentation on 3/19/19 at East-West Center: