Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about...
California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re...
Rural Latino communities are divided about the project, which would capture carbon from an oilfield and power plant — and allow an oil company to keep operating as the state struggles to slash greenhouse gases. By Alejandro Lazo, Cal Matters...
A new report highlights the risk 120,000 abandoned oil and gas wells pose to carbon dioxide storage in Louisiana, home...
The report recommends policies, programs and tools for agricultural resilience. By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Water is among the most...
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...
In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By...
By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...
As California’s precipitation becomes more erratic due to climate change, the state needs more tools, including more storage capacity, to make the water supply reliable. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters There’s no issue more important to California than having a...
The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and...
For much of the last century, the drying effect of aerosols has masked increases in rainfall from greenhouse gases –...
by Saima May Sidik Ribbons of water vapor called atmospheric rivers wind through the troposphere, moving the planet’s moisture from near the equator toward the poles. These aerial waterways are responsible for about 20%–30% of the annual rain and snow...
Arid and semi-arid areas may face especially high risks of extreme heat and fire. By David Hosansky, NCAR The laws...
By Professor Roger Bales, UC Merced A new study co-authored by UC Merced researchers assesses the effect of a warming...
A low-salinity Bay Area estuary ecosystem is producing higher-than-expected levels of methane By Aliyah Kovner, Berkeley Lab As sea levels rise due to global warming, ecosystems are being altered. One small silver lining, scientists believed, was that the tidal wetlands...