From the Department of Water Resources: Climate change is altering the timing, pace, and scale of the weather events that...
By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service California’s native habitats can be used as valuable carbon sinks to help combat the...
A rapid rate of reductions in runoff associated with the Colorado Basin’s snowpack region, quantified here for the first time, is largely responsible for the water loss. By American Geophysical Union From 2000 to 2021, climate change caused the loss...
Switching from hydropower to fossil fuels during droughts has led to higher carbon emissions and cost 11 Western states tens...
By Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University Heavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New...
The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a shore bird habitat but would require changes that increase carbon emissions. Commentary by Jim Newton, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with...
Environmental Summit focuses on how rapidly changing environment is expected to increase litigation and present thorny legal issues By Blaine...
As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events...
A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated regions. By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News A global increase of extreme precipitation, well outside the range of natural variability,...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: Shasta Reservoir is the centerpiece of the Central Valley Project – a major infrastructure component...
The state auditor pointed to the California Department of Water Resources’ outdated forecasts that may not account for extremes brought...
By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting and water management strategies for the State Water Project (SWP) to adapt to California’s changing climate. The SWP delivers an...
By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Mirada Road...
From NOAA Fisheries: A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has found that salmon migration timing is...
DRI researchers examined more than 500 watersheds across the country and found that increased winter temperatures are driving more extreme fluctuations in streamflow By the Desert Research Institute: Climate change is here, and scientists continue to discover new ways that...