Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing...
By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...
The April Delta Lead Scientist’s Report included a presentation by Dr. Denise Colombano on a synthesis project that used eight different datasets from 40 years of monitoring data to explore the importance of various drivers of food web dynamics throughout...
Spring-run Chinook salmon from Butte Creek grow faster and survive better. By NOAA Fisheries Researchers are tracking one of the...
From Stanford News Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health....
by Robin Meadows If you visit the Delta town of Walnut Grove during winter or spring, look for a surprise in the Sacramento River just before it meets Georgiana Slough. A steady stream of bubbles rises from the river bottom,...
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...
From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program has completed...
From the Department of Water Resources: Balancing the water supply needs of millions of Californians while protecting the environment is no easy task. The Department of Water Resources is committed to using and advancing the best available science to operate...
From the USGS: In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces...
Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In...
by Robin Meadows The San Francisco Bay-Delta is already among the most intensively studied ecosystems in the world. Now 18 experts are scrutinizing this system afresh in a committee convened by the National Academies at the request of the U.S....
Collecting consistent wetland data supports large-scale insights. By NOAA Fisheries Conservation partners, including NOAA Fisheries, have created new guidelines for...
By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too....
Climate change projections for California indicate a future characterized by warmer temperatures, reduced snowfall, greater rainfall, and drier summer conditions. While the future of annual precipitation is uncertain, there is a widespread projection of drier, more drought-prone conditions interspersed with...