From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitation, termed Probable Maximum Precipitation or PMP....
by Robin Meadows California’s freshwater ecosystems―from springs and wetlands to rivers and estuaries―are in trouble and the warming world is hastening their decline. Fish and the wealth of other aquatic species that live in these habitats are increasingly vulnerable as...
California’s climate presents extreme challenges, from droughts, floods, wildfires, and mudslides. These issues are exacerbated by climate change and are particularly pronounced in the Delta due to human-induced landscape modifications. Managing these complex challenges in the Delta has been likened...
By the USGS: With the potential for flooding during present-day winter storms and sea level rise continually inching up on San Francisco Bay Area communities, a team of scientists and engineers have created a new computer model that can inform...
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...
