Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift

Zachary H. Hoylman; R. Kyle Bocinsky; Kelsey G. Jencso

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30316-5

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift

Zachary H. Hoylman,
R. Kyle Bocinsky,
Kelsey G. Jencso

Affiliations

Zachary H. Hoylman: Montana Climate Office, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana
R. Kyle Bocinsky: Montana Climate Office, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana
Kelsey G. Jencso: Montana Climate Office, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30316-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Climate has changed over the last century, yet this change is seldom accounted for in drought assessment. This study quantifies drought bias due to climate change and suggests adjustment to align monitoring with contemporary risk.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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