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THE CONVERSATION: NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

February 11, 2025

By Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder and Kari Bowen, University of Colorado Boulder When a hurricane or tornado starts...

WATER DESK: How much runoff comes from the West’s snowpack?

The Water Desk

Hydrology

February 3, 2025

Snowmelt dominates many Western rivers, but climate change will reduce that contribution as raindrops replace snowflakes. By Mitch Tobin, The...

GRIST: Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI could help.

Grist

Hydrology

February 3, 2025

Forecasts powered by machine learning are proving to be faster and cheaper to produce than conventional methods — and more accurate, too. By Natalie Donback, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here....

NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle

NASA/JPL

Climate change Hydrology Science

January 21, 2025

By Erica McNamee, NASA In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that...

NCAR: Changes in store for atmospheric rivers

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Hydrology

January 20, 2025

Warming climate will affect the storms differently in California, Pacific Northwest By David Hosansky, National Center for Atmospheric Research Communities...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Literally off the charts’: LA’s critically dry conditions stun scientists as fires rage

Cal Matters

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 15, 2025

By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. As much of Los Angeles smolders, wind warnings return and fire crews stand...

UCLA: Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally

UCLA

Climate change Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2025

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison...

GRIST: The ‘weather whiplash’ fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common

Grist

Climate change Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 9, 2025

By Kate Yoder, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s supposed...

CAL MATTERS: Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain

Cal Matters

Hydrology

January 8, 2025

Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works in favor of the state’s water supplies. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay...

NASA study: Crops, forests responding to changing rainfall patterns

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

January 3, 2025

By Sally Younger, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year...

EOS: 2023 California storms recharged watersheds, geodesy data reveal

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology Science

December 13, 2024

By Caroline Hemphill, EOS Dozens of atmospheric rivers, superconcentrated channels of water in the sky, dumped staggering amounts of rain...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: New study discovers major changes in global river flows

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology

December 13, 2024

Researchers suggest that humans need to enhance flood management strategies in response to the rise in 100-year floods. By Chloe Baul, Courthouse News Service Rivers are undergoing a dramatic transformation worldwide, with headwater streams swelling and downstream basins shrinking. A...

SCRIPPS: Taking Flight: UC San Diego Shaping Future of Atmospheric River Forecasting

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Hydrology Science

December 10, 2024

The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program flies into storms to improve forecasts with the help of AI By Alex Fox, Scripps...

CU BOULDER: One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century

University of Colorado at Boulder

Hydrology Science

November 18, 2024

By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...

NIDIS: New research finds rising heat driving Western droughts

NIDIS

Hydrology

November 9, 2024

Higher temperatures can cause droughts even with normal precipitation Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020-2022, according to a new study by scientists from the University...