…Not as currently configured, says Robert Shibatani Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani: Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels...
A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and other structural and organic materials to protect the shoreline. A living shoreline is an alternative to ‘hard’ shoreline stabilization methods...
Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as...
Planning for future conditions has always involved uncertainty, but the additional uncertainty imposed by a changing climate means new approaches...
Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani Whether you are a water utility manager, elected official, or homeowner, future water availability is a concern. There are several factors fostering that concern and one of them is climate change. In fact, these days,...
Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic...
At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commissioners heard a presentation on the Climate Registry, approved new...
Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall serves as senior water and climate research scientist at the Colorado Water Institute at Colorado State University. He has extensive...
The latest climate change assessments show reduced Delta exports and carryover storage due to climate change likely by mid-century In...
From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: Three, new climate change tools are now available on the...
John Durand looks at the effects of the 2012-2016 drought on the Delta from the environmental, economic, and stakeholder perspectives The 2012-2016 drought is one for the records in that, while not necessarily the driest or the longest for California...
A new NASA-led study shows the events are likely to intensify, but become slightly less frequent, across most of the...
By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab California relies on the Sierra Nevada snowpack for a significant portion of its water needs,...
Two recently published studies investigating past and future precipitation in California demonstrate that the state is experiencing an increasingly volatile precipitation regime. By the USGS, Climate Adaptation Science Centers Two recently published studies investigating past and future precipitation in California...