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...
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...
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...
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...
Global temperatures in 2023 smashed records by a wide margin, surprising climate scientists and highlighting the need for more research. The year 2023 was the warmest on record, according to analyses of global temperatures from NASA and NOAA. Scientists aren’t...
