Unlike a year ago, water storage is above average. Whether the year is wet or dry, though, remains uncertain despite El Niño conditions. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians....
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Districts that contract for State Water Project water are only allowed to hold a certain amount of water in San Luis Reservoir each winter by the Department of Water Resources, which operates the state project....
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert After decades of discussions and delays, a major new reservoir in Northern California is close to becoming reality. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom certified the Sites Reservoir project to be fast-tracked for construction, exercising for...
High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S. Researchers quantified the value of managed low-intensity burning to dramatically reduce the risk of such fires for years at a time. By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute of...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current For the next three months, climate scientists say Nevada can expect warmer winter temperatures and above average rain. Unusually warm waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean this year have created an El Niño weather pattern ...
