Press release from the University of Texas at Austin: Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact on communities, ecosystems, and economies. Researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have turned their attention to tracking these...
Series of atmospheric rivers provided significant snowpack gains, boosted water supply statewide Press release from the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual...
UC San Diego–led research shows that understanding where rain comes from could reshape drought planning and land management across the globe From the University of California San Diego: A new University of California San Diego study uncovers a hidden driver...
By Andrew Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring phenomenon defined by shifts in tropical Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures, ocean currents, and overlying atmospheric winds. It manifests in three distinct phases: neutral, La Niña,...
Persistent spatial patterns of summer weather extremes in the northern hemisphere recorded in tree ring growth records provide a thousand-year history of jet stream ‘wave5’ dynamics. by Susan Trumbore The degree to which global warming will affect atmospheric dynamics and,...
