CU BOULDER: One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century Colorado University at Boulder Science November 18, 2024 104By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...
EOS: Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security American Geophysical Union Science November 15, 2024 163As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability. By Nima...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How floating wetlands could transform restoration in California’s Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features November 13, 2024 2108Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
THE CURRENT: Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles, possibly following a long-term cycle UC Santa Barbara Science November 8, 2024 5373By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Against the backdrop of global warming, sea level rise and extreme weather, it’s reassuring...
EPA: How EPA scientists use fish eDNA to assess estuarine health US Environmental Protection Agency Delta scienceScience November 8, 2024 871By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes...
ENSO BLOG: When it comes to probabilities, don’t trust your intuition. Use a decision support system instead! Guest Contributor Science October 20, 2024 9Written by Brian Zimmerman, a climate scientist at Salient Predictions. Salient is a startup that utilizes advances in machine learning...
EOS: Many of the world’s cities have gotten wetter American Geophysical Union Science October 17, 2024 27Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than in...
UC DAVIS: Chinook salmon face habitat challenges UC Davis Science October 15, 2024 139Human-driven changes in gravel and salmon size impact spawning success by Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesScience October 7, 2024 102By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty...
NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) NewsScience October 2, 2024 21WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features September 30, 2024 528Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
NOAA FISHERIES: West Coast chinook salmon get a new genetic reference database NOAA Fisheries Delta scienceScience September 27, 2024 178Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon. From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesScience September 24, 2024 873by Robin Meadows In 1990, Gary Estes moved to Auburn, a town of nearly 14,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills...
US FWS: Healthy habitat for hitch: Partnerships with tribe, state, others, critical to efforts US Fish and Wildlife Service Science September 19, 2024 58By John Heil, US Fish and Wildlife Service Recovering populations of Clear Lake hitch isn’t just a goal for the...
NOAA FISHERIES: The Elwha River restoration: A case study in adaptive management for salmon recovery NOAA Fisheries Science September 6, 2024 285Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By...
