Facilitating the Use of Drought Early Warning Information through Interactions with Agricultural Stakeholders.

The article discusses the highlights of focus group meetings with stakeholders on the use of drought early warning information to mitigate drought risk. Topics covered include the effective dissemination of drought early warning information, the characteristics and impacts of flash droughts, and the evolution of the Evaporative Stress Index (ESI), ESI change anomalies, Rapid Change Index (RCI) and drought intensification probabilistic forecasts.