…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...
Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as our unique ecosystems. Current water management strategies will need to be fundamentally rethought as climate change depletes the state’s natural...
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...
Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic changes, and habitat and ecosystem services impacts In order to address the impacts of climate change on the state’s water...
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...
The latest climate change assessments show reduced Delta exports and carryover storage due to climate change likely by mid-century In the latter half of 2018, both the federal and state governments released new climate change assessments that outline the projected...
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...
A new NASA-led study shows the events are likely to intensify, but become slightly less frequent, across most of the globe by the end of this century. By Esprit Smith, NASA/JPL A new NASA-led study shows that climate change is...
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...
With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the Endangered Species Act perhaps seem more possible than in prior years. The effects of climate change threaten to further complicate...