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Extreme Weather Impacts from the Southwest Hub Region

  • Collaborative Adaptation Stories

    Conservation and Adaptation Resources Toolbox (CART) Case Studies

    The Southwest Climate Hub partners with the Conservation and Adaptation Resources Toolbox (CART, previously known as CCAST) to develop and disseminate Case Studies. Through support of the Southwest…

  • Southwest Drought Learning Network

    Vegetation Drought

    The Southwest Drought Learning Network (SWDLN) links climate service providers with resource managers to increase community resilience when facing current and future drought events. This peer-to-peer…

  • NRCS Climate Conversations

    A windmill is silhouetted against a magnificent New Mexico Sunset.

    The USDA SW Climate Hub and the NRCS joined forces to lead climate conversations with NRCS professionals. Read more about the "Climate Conversations" series.

  • Drought monitoring and reporting in Utah

    Dead Horse State Park by Pedro Szekely is in the public domain

    Drought impacts information helps the State of Utah in drought monitoring, planning and response efforts, and U.S. Drought Monitor authors in categorizing drought severity. However, drought impacts…

  • Haycamp Farm Case Study

    Haycamp Farm

    Promoting biodiversity on and off-farm, as well as below and above ground, is of utmost importance to agricultural production and Haycamp Farm subscribes to organic production methods that emphasize…

  • Southwest Drought Learning Network

    August 2018 Drought in the Southwest as mapped by the US Drought Monitor

    The severe 2018 drought centered on the Four Corners brought into sharp focus the need for more proactive drought planning in the southwest region. More than 30 resource managers and drought service…

  • Dust Mitigation Handbook

    Dust Mitigation Handbook Cover

    Dust emission from cropland and rangeland is problematic in many areas, particularly where dry conditions and high wind velocities exist. Producers and specialists need a resource with in-depth…

  • A Hubiquitous time at UCOWR

    Attendees in the SMERGE session discuss potential applications

    The Southwest Climate Hub Team attended the 2019 Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) / National Institutes for Water Resources annual meeting, delivering 6 oral presentations and charing…