AMS STATEMENT ON METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT

AMS STATEMENT

(ADOPTED BY AMS COUNCIL, 23 DECEMBER 2003)

The American Meteorological Society recommends that appropriate institutions at the local, state, regional, federal, and international levels initiate or increase drought planning, drought preparedness, drought warning, and drought mitigation efforts. Efforts must be made to increase knowledge and information about climate variability, drought impacts, mitigation technologies, societal response (such as conservation), and preparedness strategies. The following statement provides a brief background and overview on drought and the challenge it presents.

INTRODUCTION

Drought is a common feature of the …