Drought is a regional risk in the BayArea, with increasing impacts in a warming world. The following mapping tools document regional risk historically, while additional resources explore the challenges presented by acute and prolonged watershortages.
Identifying the types of impacts to which a region is vulnerable is important in selecting drought indicators for a particular droughtmonitoring and early warning process. Drought early warning systems track, evaluate, and share information on water supply, climate, and hydrology.
The high resolution surface meteorological data and radar-based precipitation observations in complex terrain will provide a process understanding that can be used to improve operational rainfall estimates, identify forecast challenges and inform the NOAA Unified Forecast System model development.
With climate change, it’s important to better understand the frequency and strength of precipitation events and how they may affect inland flooding.
· This map by the ABC7 News data journalism team shows drought levels across the San Francisco BayArea and beyond.
· The rainfall from recent storms has made a significant impact on California’s drought, according to the latest data from the state’s droughtmonitor.
· Careful observation and analysis of the movement and condition of surface water is essential for understanding this resource, especially during times of drought.
