Western US drought, and the generation of drought datasets for risk-based impact studies

An exploration of the climatic factors influencing drought, with a focus on the current western US drought and the research being undertaken in the MaRIUS project. Dr Guillod talks about the climatic factors influencing drought, the Weather @ Home citizen science approach devised to examine climatic impacts, with a focus on the Western US drought and the research being undertaken in the MaRIUS project. Recorded at the Drought Symposium "Drought Risk and Decision Making", on 08/09/15, Exeter College, UK. Hosted by the MaRIUS project: http://www.mariusdroughtproject.org/