The Delta’s ecosystem and native species are in decline, despite the considerable efforts and resources devoted to reversing the trend. ...
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 climate crisis, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Biological Diversity. In the report Hidden in Plain...
A rapid rate of reductions in runoff associated with the Colorado Basin’s snowpack region, quantified here for the first time,...
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 York’s Hudson Valley and in Vermont. One major concern was the Wrightsville Dam, built in 1935 on the Winooski River...
The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a...
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 that could trigger floods and landslides – potentially impacting a quarter of the world’s population By Lauren Biron, Berkeley Lab...
A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated...
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The state auditor pointed to the California Department of Water Resources’ outdated forecasts that may not account for extremes brought on by climate change. By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service The California state auditor blasted the Department of Water Resources...
By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
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 changing in unpredictable ways in response to climate change. Dr. Eric Ward of NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center was...