Senamhi presented a tool for comprehensive monitoring of droughts in Peru

The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (Senamhi) presented the Integrated Drought Index of Peru (ISPI), a technical tool aimed at the comprehensive and standardized monitoring of droughts, which allows for the evaluation of their occurrence, severity, evolution, and spatial extent throughout the national territory. The presentation was given by Senamhi specialist Giovanna Egas, who, on behalf of the institution's Drought Working Group, explained the methodological approach of the ISPI. This index systematically integrates meteorological, agricultural, and hydrological information, through the combination of various standardized indices. This approach allows for the comprehensive identification of the occurrence, severity, and evolution of drought at the national level. It also enables a more complete characterization of the danger associated with this phenomenon, surpassing the fragmented analysis by type of drought that was traditionally carried out. During the ...