THE CONVERSATION: Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort The Conversation News January 13, 2025 181By Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025...
SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct SJV Water News January 11, 2025 1189By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know The Conversation News January 11, 2025 332By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while LA neighborhoods burn Inside Climate News News January 10, 2025 230Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for...
UCLA: Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally UCLA News January 10, 2025 215New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison...
GRIST: The ‘weather whiplash’ fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common Grist News January 9, 2025 230By Kate Yoder, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s supposed...
CAL MATTERS: Fact check: Why is Trump blaming the LA fires on Newsom’s water policies? Cal Matters News January 8, 2025 3905President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires...
CAL MATTERS: Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain Cal Matters News January 8, 2025 214Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s...
METROPOLITAN: Webb Tract Wetland Project update Metropolitan Water District News January 7, 2025 389From the Metropolitan Water District: Webb Tract is about to be transformed by a Nature-Based Solutions grant from the Sacramento-San...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Newsom, Biden unveil new water plan amid drought, fish protection debate The Center Square News January 6, 2025 3422By Madeline Armstrong, The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration reached a long-awaited agreement on the...
POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area Guest Contributor News January 6, 2025 159By Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, and Richard G. Luthy California’s Bay-Delta watershed encompasses...
SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY: Advancing landscape-scale resilience in the Upper Mokelumne River watershed Sierra Nevada Conservancy News January 6, 2025 88From the Sierra Nevada Conservancy: A recent grant of nearly $4 million from the Wildlife Conservation Board to the Upper...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California snowpack promising, but more storms needed Courthouse News Service News January 3, 2025 100Officials said that they will have a better picture of the water supply in April. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News...
SJV WATER: Crunch time: Groundwater agency with land in two troubled subbasins working double time to try and hold off state sanctions SJV Water News January 3, 2025 384By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Tri-County Water Authority has a foot in each of the two groundwater basins now...
NASA study: Crops, forests responding to changing rainfall patterns NASA/JPL News January 3, 2025 126By Sally Younger, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year...
