Key Points:Climate change is causing the probability of extreme events, like drought, to change, a phenomenon known statistically as “non-stationarity.” Challenges include identifying the differences between permanent change (e.g., long-term trends towards wetter or drier conditions) and temporary anomalies from normal conditions (e.g., drought).Changes in how we assess drought could impact

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