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On the calendar today …
- MEETING: Delta Protection Commission from 5pm to 7pm in West Sacramento. Agenda items include Report on Delta Stewardship Council Activities, Report on Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) Activities, Consideration and potential approval of proposed consent agreement with Department of Justice; and a discussion regarding the Department of Water Resource’s submittal of a Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project to the Delta Stewardship Council and the Commission’s procedural options for a potential response. Click here for the agenda and remote access instructions.
In California water news today …
Open-source tools, shared success: White paper highlights groundwater innovation in action
“The California Water Data Consortium, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Science Associates, and Olsson have released a new white paper documenting how the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) investment in open-source groundwater tools is accelerating implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) across diverse basins in the state. As GSAs transition from SGMA planning to implementation, they face several common challenges: how to make complex water data accessible to growers, how to build trust while introducing new policies, and how to avoid reinventing tools that other agencies have already developed. “Groundwater Accounting Platform — Real-World Impact from DWR Investment in Open, Scalable SGMA Tools” provides concrete solutions drawn from six diverse pilot deployments spanning different basin types, governance structures, and management priorities. … ” Continue reading this press release.
Groundwater managers emphasize data, trust, and transparency on path to sustainability
“California’s 175th birthday — nearly 75 water professionals gathered at the California Natural Resources Agency building in Sacramento for a different kind of celebration. The Groundwater Accounting Platform Showcase brought together local water managers, state agency staff, and technical experts to share hard-won lessons from implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). After a decade of establishing governance structures, building stakeholder coalitions, and developing comprehensive Groundwater Sustainability Plans, California’s Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are entering the operational phase. Some regions are implementing water allocations, juggling relationships with growers, and making daily decisions that will determine whether their basins successfully achieve sustainability over the next decade. The showcase highlighted leaders from agencies already navigating this transition alongside state partners, technical experts, and the development team behind an open-source tool designed specifically to support this work: the Groundwater Accounting Platform. … The panelists’ candid stories of triumphs and tribulations offered helpful insights for the hundreds of GSAs across California now facing similar implementation hurdles. Here’s what they shared about how the right tools, combined with genuine community engagement, can bridge the gap between groundwater policy and practice. … ” Read more from the Groundwater Accounting Platform.
California storm to bring strong winds, widespread rain to parts of state
“After a warm, dry weekend across Northern California, wet weather is forecast to return this week. Widespread rain and the strongest winds so far this season are predicted in the Bay Area, North Coast, Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada as an atmospheric river-fueled storm sweeps through the region. The parent storm, a broad low-pressure system over the Pacific Ocean, will be nearly 1,000 miles northwest of San Francisco, but its counterclockwise spin will guide a long plume of water vapor from near Hawaii toward California. Scientifically, this is known as an atmospheric river, a common feature of West Coast storms. … ” Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
SEE ALSO: Northern California rain and snow forecast: Tracking amounts, timing for wet weather this week, from KCRA
Newsom signs key agricultural bills
“Governor Gavin Newsom’s deadline to sign or veto legislation from the California Legislature was October 13. Of the hundreds of bills that landed on his desk, Newsom made key decisions on several pieces of agricultural legislation. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1319 — Protected species: California Endangered Species Act — into law on Oct. 11, which was widely opposed by agricultural groups. The bill permits the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to consider listing any species that lose federal protection without public input or justification. AB 1319 was opposed by the California Farm Bureau, Ag Council, Association of California Water Agencies, Milk Producers Council, and other agricultural and water organizations because it creates uncertainty and could delay water projects and maintenance. … ” Read more from Valley Ag Voice.
California Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross addresses Second Agricultural Expert Panel
“California’s Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross addressed the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel at the panel’s Second Plenary Meeting held Friday, October 31, 2025. Ross gave a high-level overview of the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) programs related to the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), stating she “wants to maintain the viability of agriculture” and acknowledging that regulatory programs create opportunities as well as challenges. She noted that the expert panel, which has been charged with answering a set of 9 questions to advise the State Water Board on the ILRP, will inform changes that CDFA has been wanting to make to its fertilizer program. Ross described the resources available from CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), including fertilizer guidelines for 28 crops that account for those grown on 6 million irrigated acres in California. Ross noted that technical assistance (TA) is a “vibrant and fundamental part of FREP.” … ” Read more from Jane Sooby at Maven’s Notebook.
Regulatory costs grow 1,366% for California farmers
“As California farmers continue to face high regulatory and compliance costs driven by stricter food safety, labor, and environmental rules, imported products produced under less stringent standards threaten to undercut domestic competitiveness. According to a Cal Poly case study published earlier this year, regulatory costs for a commercial-scale lettuce grower in the Salinas Valley increased by 1,366% from 2006 to 2024. “Regulatory costs comprised just 1.24% of production costs in 2006, then rose to 8.9% of production costs in 2017, and are now calculated at 12.6% of production costs,” the study stated. For added context, the lettuce grower referenced in the study saw regulatory costs per acre rise from $109 in 2006 to $1,600 by the end of 2024. As these costs have continued to rise, farm-gate prices for lettuce remain relatively flat. … ” Read more from Valley Ag Voice.
10 U.S. Cities quietly rewilding their rivers – salmon and sturgeon return
“While most Americans focus on flashy infrastructure projects like highways and airports, something remarkable is quietly happening beneath the surface of our cities. Across the United States, urban communities are embracing an unexpected mission: restoring their forgotten waterways to their wild origins. From the bustling streets of Portland to the industrial heartland of Chicago, cities are demolishing outdated dams, removing concrete barriers, and watching in amazement as native fish species return home after decades of exile. Fish can return to newly accessible habitat within days or weeks once rivers regain their freedom, according to restoration experts. These aren’t just feel-good environmental projects either. The return of salmon and sturgeon represents millions of years of evolutionary wisdom finding its way back to urban landscapes, creating vibrant ecosystems that benefit both wildlife and communities. So let’s dive into the stories of ten cities that are proving urban rewilding isn’t just a dream – it’s happening right now. … ” Read more from Newsbreak.
Studies: Extreme weather fueled by climate change is adding to bird declines
“Bird populations across the globe have been decreasing sharply for decades. A landmark study published in 2019 estimated that the total number of breeding birds in North America had dropped by almost 30% since 1970, and similarly sobering declines have been reported in Europe, the Neotropics, and other regions. But what factor or combination of factors is causing the world’s ecosystems to lose their birds? The authors of the 2019 paper on bird populations in North America — also nicknamed the “three billion birds paper,” after its estimate for the number of birds that have vanished from the continent — drew on a wide variety of data sources to reach their conclusions. Although they didn’t directly study the causes of the decline they identified, the website they created to further publicize the problem pointed to habitat loss and degradation as likely being the biggest driver, along with other factors including pesticides, collisions with human-built structures, and predation by domestic cats. It may be time to add climate change to that list. Two studies published this year suggest that climate change — specifically the extreme weather events it fuels — is not just a looming threat to birds in the future but has already played a large role in bird declines in some areas of the world. … ” Read more from the Revelator.
Wet month in Northern California eases wildfire outlook
“This autumn brought something that can be uncommon for much of California — a decent amount of rain in October. After years in which some of the worst wildfires in state history happened in the fall, a lot of people are wondering: Is fire season over? It depends on where you live, fire experts say. And simply put, there’s more risk in Southern California right now than Northern California. “We have not yet seen enough rain in Southern California to end fire season,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. “But we probably have in Northern California.” January included historic, devastating fires in Los Angeles. Since then, it has been a relatively mild fire year statewide in California. … ” Read more from the Marin Independent Journal.
Fix Our Forests Act divides environmental community
“A new bill poised to pass the Senate after clearing the House will govern how the federal government thins, burns and otherwise manages nearly 200 million acres of the nation’s forests. The Fix Our Forests Act, sponsored by U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., John Curtis, R-Utah, Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., passed out of Senate committee recently in a rare show of bipartisan support, with 18 senators in favor and only five opposed. “There is a wildfire crisis across much of the country — our communities need action now,” said Hickenlooper in a news release. “Wildfires won’t wait.” The proposed legislation — the first major congressional effort to fight wildfires in recent history — includes provisions that promote prescribed burning and forest thinning in fire-prone areas along with working with communities to create defensible space around vulnerable homes. The bill formally recognizes wetlands as buffers against wildfires and encourages cross-boundary programs among counties, states and tribes. It also reauthorizes the 2009 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, which provides money for groups working together on fire mitigation and forest health, said Michael O’Casey, public-lands director for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. … ” Read more from High Country News.
Helping trees move up
“A Douglas fir seedling stretches its spindly green bristles into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Lewis County, Washington, its roots winding into the soil nearly 200 miles north of its origin in the Willamette and Siuslaw National Forests of Oregon. Despite a long journey to the slightly cooler canopy of Washington’s towering western hemlocks and Engelmann spruce, researchers predict the transplant will adapt to its new surroundings sometime in the middle of the century while its family of firs back in Oregon stay rooted, sweltering in a warming climate. The sapling came to its new home on the outer reaches of its historical range through the helping hand of Andrew Bower, a climate adaptation specialist with the United States Forest Service (USFWS), as part of a growing list of experimental trials conducted by the agency. For the forester, replanting the small but hardy fir in a new location isn’t just about securing the fate of one seedling but about giving forests their best chance of survival. … ” Read more from Earth Island Journal.
‘Weathering’ rock dust in farm fields – a down-to-earth climate solution?
“It almost seems too simple to be true. Silicate rock, during the natural process of breaking down in soil, draws carbon from the air – thus helping to absorb carbon emissions and potentially offsetting climate-change impacts. University of California researchers and their colleagues are studying how that process can be applied in agricultural fields to boost carbon sequestration, or the collection and transformation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) into solid carbon. “What we’re trying to evaluate is a process called ‘enhanced rock weathering,’” said Toby O’Geen, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist and soil science professor at UC Davis. “This practice essentially mimics Mother Nature’s process of regulating climate.” That weathering is “enhanced” because the chemical breakdown is sped up by increasing the reactive surface area of the material, typically by pulverizing rock (often waste products from mining operations) into powder. … ” Read more from UCANR.
In regional water news and commentary today …
NORTH COAST
The search for flow metrics that support fish success – case study in Scott River, Siskiyou County
“How much water do fish really need, and is it possible to ask the fish? One approach to answering this question is to monitor the abundance of a local fish population over many years, and determine the degree to which observed streamflow correlates with fishery persistence, increase, or decline. We applied this approach in a recent article in the journal Ecohydrology, focusing our study on reproductive success of coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) salmon in the Scott River Valley (Figure 1). While many uncertainties still remain, in this analysis, the data suggests these are the top hydrological priorities for fishery health: For coho salmon, promote early and higher fall flows. For Chinook salmon, promote slower spring recessions and, potentially, enhance habitat quality or refugia abundance along the main stem of the Scott River to facilitate sheltering during winter storms. … ” Read more from the California Water Blog.
Measuring flow to support new interim flow requirements in the Shasta River
“For decades, stream flows in the Shasta River dropped to a fraction of historical levels every summer, no matter how wet the water year type. Now, a new law, AB 263, which took effect in September 2025, requires that sufficient quantities of water remain instream. This ensures that coho salmon will be less likely to go extinct as the State Water Resources Control Board works through the process of establishing permanent instream flow requirements. The recent passage of AB 263 extends previous “emergency” minimum instream flow requirements in the Shasta River and the Scott River for another five years. It affords yet another opportunity for state and county agencies to do the right thing. During this time, the State Water Board is conducting a scientific basis report and an economic analysis. This work will determine the appropriate levels for permanent flows in these salmon stronghold Klamath tributaries. … ” Read more from the Califiornia Sportfishing Protection Alliance.
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES
Floodplain restoration below Camanche Dam
“Fall-run Chinook salmon are currently migrating back to the Lower Mokelumne River to spawn. Many of these fish will be spawned in the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery. But of those that spawn in the river, many will do so in reaches where there have been floodplain restoration efforts. Historical land use practices such as agriculture, dam construction, development, gravel mining, levee building, and water diversions have severely altered the Lower Mokelumne River’s natural floodplain processes. These impacts have caused significant losses in spawning and rearing habitat for salmon and steelhead. In 2001, the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) began the Lower Mokelumne River Spawning and Rearing Habitat Project. In each of the first three years of this project, EBMUD placed 2,500 to 5,000 cubic yards of spawning gravel in the river. Since then, EBMUD has placed 500 to 1,000 cubic yards of supplemental gravel each year in August and September, in anticipation of returning fall-run Chinook salmon. … ” Read more from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance.
BAY AREA
State of the estuary: Environmentalists turn to creative thinking to save San Francisco Bay
“Is the water in San Francisco Bay safe for swimming? Are the fish safe to eat? Are the animals who live in the water getting sick? What are the new innovations for keeping the Bay and its tributaries healthy? How can art help environmentalists think more creatively? These are some of the questions addressed at the State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference, which was held this week at Oakland’s Scottish Rite Center. The event was organized by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, a regional collaborative of government agencies, nonprofits and community groups that work to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. It is one of 28 estuary partnerships across the country established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and funded by Congress. … ” Read more from Local News Matters.
Marin Municipal Water District advances toward partial renovation of pump station
“The Marin Municipal Water District is preparing for a scaled-back upgrade to a key pump station at the Sonoma County line. The pump station is between Kastania Road and Highway 101 in Petaluma. The project is considered pivotal to bringing water into Marin County. Rather than pursuing the original plan to perform a complete overhaul — estimated at $5.1 million — the district decided to downsize the endeavor in anticipation that utility needs could change. The partial renovation is expected to cost $2.1 million. When factoring in a 10% contingency, materials, fees, labor and inspection, the total estimated budget is $3.5 million, district staff said at a planning committee meeting Tuesday. … ” Read more from the Marin Independent Journal.
EBMUD and education: how one water district teaches students, teachers, and the community
“Most people don’t know where their water comes from or how it gets to where they live. One water agency is working to change that. East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD’s) headquarters in Oakland has become a base for water-focused education, with water district employees partnering with nonprofits and local schools to share information about water delivery, fisheries operations, and protecting the Mokelumne River and its watershed. EBMUD creates a regular “stream” of messages, materials, and programs that reach thousands of TK-12 public school students and their teachers, as well as communities in the Mokelumne Watershed. EBMUD’s sharing of information from Sierra Nevada mountain towns west to the East Bay has resulted in the creation of common ground, centered on the use of water from the Mokelumne River. The sharing of information has created a starting point to initiate conversations, engage in conservation, and act as advocates for fish and natural environments. … ” Read more from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance.
SEE ALSO: Quenching a thirst for knowledge, from EBMUD
CENTRAL COAST
Drought-tolerant agave offers new hope for California farmers
“Santa Barbara County growers are diversifying their crops by adding agave plants, creating a new agricultural opportunity. “Aren’t they just gorgeous!” said Ane Diaz, Agave Council board member. Diaz knows agaves well. Since 2019, she has grown more than 20,000 plants on 11 acres that once grew avocados. Her farm focuses on seven varieties, with a practical approach to selection. “Mostly we concentrated on the agaves that we like to drink,” Diaz said. Agave spirits rank as the world’s second-most popular alcohol, but the plant offers more than just a drink. … ” Read more from KSBY.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Long Beach begins process to implement a new trash capture system along LA River
“Long Beach is beginning the process of implementing a new trash capture system along the lower Los Angeles River, city officials said on Wednesday, Oct. 29, one of several efforts the city is making to prevent trash and debris from reaching the Long Beach coastline. City leaders say they are looking at local, regional and statewide solutions that combine innovation, collaboration, and environmental stewardship to tackle the issue and keep local beaches and waterways clean. The new trash capture system is a major step toward reducing the amount of debris that reaches Long Beach’s beaches during storm events, Mayor Rex Richardson said during a Wednesday morning press conference on Belmont Shore Beach. “The people of Long Beach are tired of seeing the region’s trash end up on our beaches,” Richardson said. “Today’s action is a major step toward lasting change.” … ” Read more from the Long Beach Press Telegram.
IMPERIAL/COACHELLA VALLEYS
Volunteers beautify New River corridor with native trees and shrubs
“Volunteers gathered Saturday morning, Nov. 1, at the New River Wetlands just west of Calexico for a Community Action Day, spending the morning planting trees and improving habitat areas to help enhance the long-polluted river corridor. “We’re planting 1,600 trees, both mesquite trees as well as iodine bushes,” said Liliana Falomir, Calexico’s public works manager. Falomir said the tree planting is part of the city’s broader New River Improvement Project, which includes three main components: construction of a diversion structure, installation of a pump-back system and placement of a new sewer line to help reduce pollution flowing through the river. Falomir said the tree planting also serves to replace vegetation that was lost during construction. About 30% of the area’s native plants were removed to make way for the river improvement project, she said, and Saturday’s effort focused on replanting those trees and shrubs to restore the site’s natural landscape. … ” Read more from the Desert Review.
SAN DIEGO
EPA cuts nine months from Tijuana River sewage project timelines
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that an additional nine months have been eliminated from construction timelines for key projects addressing raw sewage flowing from Mexico into Southern California. The update follows a 100-day review of existing Minute 328 infrastructure projects conducted by a binational working group established under a July Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Mexico’s Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Alicia Bárcena Ibarra. According to EPA, the review confirms that all projects remain on schedule to meet previously accelerated deadlines. Since the MOU’s signing, the agency reports that the Trump Administration and its Mexican counterparts have collectively reduced total construction time by roughly 12 years across the full slate of projects. … ” Read more from Wastewater Digest.
Along the Colorado River …
Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations
“At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Subcommittee, Metropolitan staff provided an overview of some of the key sticking points in the ongoing negotiations to establish operational rules for the Colorado River system when the current guidelines expire next year. The presentation covered the Colorado River’s structural deficit, the Lower Basin states proposal, and the Colorado River Compact. The presentations began with a high-level overview of the Lower Basin’s supply and demand imbalance, commonly referred to as the structural deficit. Laura Lamdin, Senior Engineer at Metropolitan, gave the presentation. … ” Continue reading this article from Maven’s Notebook.
Real action puts the Upper Basin at the forefront of Colorado River solutions
“The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) is highlighting the real and measurable actions being taken by the Upper Division States — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — to live within the means of the Colorado River and secure a sustainable future. The Upper Basin is adapting to a drier, more variable river system. The Upper Basin exemplifies responsible, supply-based water management through an innovative provisional accounting agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, coupled with decades of intensive water management and uncompensated mandatory reductions. These actions lay a transparent foundation for post-2026 Colorado River operating rules. For more than 20 years, the Upper Division States have taken real actions, including fulfilling Drought Contingency Plan commitments, modernizing measurement systems, accounting for and reporting of all consumptive uses, implementing aggressive conservation programs, supporting advancements in irrigation efficiency and enforcing mandatory reductions through strict water rights administration. These actions go beyond the obligations in the 1922 Colorado River Compact, reflecting a shared commitment to the long-term stability of the Colorado River. … “The Upper Basin is developing solutions that work not only for the Upper Basin but for the entire Colorado River system,” said Chuck Cullom, UCRC Executive Director. “The Upper Basin states and water users are already taking verifiable, on-the-ground actions to live within the river’s means.” … ” Continue reading this press release from the Upper Colorado River Commission.
Trump’s Colorado River deadline is almost here. Is Utah ready for cuts?
“Utah and its six neighbors are just days away from a federal deadline to update the original Colorado River-sharing agreement they signed more than a century ago. On Nov. 11, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and the Beehive state need to reach a consensus on how to split up a dwindling river that supplies water for nearly 40 million people. If they do, the agreement goes into place in 2026 and governs the river’s future as megadrought, climate change and overuse stretch it dangerously thin. If the states don’t agree, the federal government could step in and force their hand. Either way, it would likely mean water cuts to Utah’s farms and reservoirs. … ” Read more from KUER.
Bruce Babbitt: The ‘Godfather’ of Arizona water
“Former Arizona Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt has devoted nearly all of his public service career to tackling water and environmental issues in Arizona and throughout the country. As a Democratic governor, Babbitt worked with Republican lawmakers and other officials to craft the influential Groundwater Management Act of 1980, which continues to serve as the state’s only groundwater management regulatory framework. Babbitt has also helped shape policies for the Colorado River and continues to serve as an influential voice during negotiations between the Upper Basin and Lower Basin states. He also lobbied the state Legislature to pass the Ag-to-Urban legislation last session. Sen. Lela Alston, D-Phoenix, referred to Babbitt as the “godfather watching over water in Arizona” during floor testimony for the measure in June. Babbitt reflected on some of his notable policies and provided his input on the Colorado River negotiations during an interview with the Arizona Capitol Times. … ” Read the interview at the Arizona Capitol Times.
Zebra mussels threaten infrastructure and native ecosystems. Colorado is ramping up efforts to detect and contain them.
“On a bluebird day at West and East Lake in Grand Junction, Maddie Baker throws a plankton tow net into the water, and drags it back to her. “This is made of a 64 micrometer mesh, so that allows us to trap the veligers in their juvenile form, where they are microscopic and invisible to the eye,” she said. Baker is an invasive species specialist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A veliger is the larval form of many kinds of mollusks, including the invasive—and pervasive—zebra mussel. Baker doesn’t have to tow the plankton net to know the mussels are here. She picks mussel after mussel off of a concrete platform that gives anglers access to the lake. These zebra mussels are small, about the size of dimes (though they can grow bigger) and the little brown stripes that give the species their name are only just visible. “It sucks,” she said. “It’s a very unfortunate realization for us to come to. And it shows us that this population is already well established in this body of water, if we can find adults with relative ease.” … ” Read more from KUNC.
Western states brace for a uranium boom as the nation looks to recharge its nuclear power industry
“The remote dirt road through dusty fields of sagebrush that John Cash drove along in June seemed to pass little of economic value. But his car was, in fact, rattling towards the top-producing uranium mine in Wyoming. In 2022, the Lost Creek Mine became the first of several such sites across the West to restart operations as the U.S. scrambles to reestablish a domestic supply chain for nuclear fuel. Cash, the CEO of UR Energy, which operates the Lost Creek Mine, believes more mines will come online in the years ahead. Newly revived mines are also humming in Texas and Arizona, their owners hopeful that a boom in demand lies ahead. Ten uranium mines operate in the country today, up from three in 2021, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency. Company announcements and public records show dozens of others on standby for reopening or queued up for permitting in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, with at least four currently fast-tracked for approval under recent executive orders. “We’re right at the edge of a good little uranium mining boom,” said Travis Deti, executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association. “We’ve been off the playing field for decades on some of this stuff.” … ” Read more from Inside Climate News.
In national water news today …
Deadly rivers in the sky: A Washington Post investigation shows where climate forces are fueling more dangerous floods
“There are invisible rivers streaming across the sky — massive plumes of moisture borne over the oceans and wafted across the continents. When this moisture is released back down to Earth, it can result in a drizzle or a deluge. In 2024, unprecedented levels of moisture drove many of the year’s worst downpours — from Hurricane Helene … to a super typhoon in Southeast Asia … and the devastating floods that took Valencia, Spain, by surprise. A new Washington Post investigation reveals where climate change has supercharged the movement of moisture through the skies. … ” Read more from the Washington Post.
