Hydrology Archives ~ Page 4 of 9 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

October 11, 2024

By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph

Robin Meadows

Hydrology Notebook News and Features Water project operations

October 7, 2024

By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s wildfires

Inside Climate News

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

September 12, 2024

Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering the Park Fire in Northern California, the Line Fire outside Los Angeles and other conflagrations. By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside...

NASA: ‘Current’ Events: NASA and USGS Find a New Way to Measure River Flows

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

August 7, 2024

From NASA: A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated to see if...

NOAA RESEARCH: National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates

NOAA Research

Hydrology Science

July 2, 2024

From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants,...

SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Ecological effects of drought in the Delta

Maven

Delta science Hydrology

June 13, 2024

The Delta and Suisun Marsh region is rich in biodiversity, offering numerous ecosystem services and significant cultural value for many communities. However, it has been increasingly impacted by droughts, which are expected to become more frequent. At the May meeting...

WATER DESK: Q&A: Defining the “snow deluge” and projecting its future

The Water Desk

Hydrology Science

May 31, 2024

Scientist Adrienne Marshall explains why these extreme snow years are expected to decline in our warming world. By Mitch Tobin,...

EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

April 29, 2024

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought...

DR. MICHAEL ANDERSON: Climate change and California’s water resources

Maven

Climate change Hydrology Notebook News and Features Planning and management

April 23, 2024

California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re just getting started, says state climatologist Dr. Michael Anderson in this presentation at the California Irrigation Institute’s 2024 annual meeting....

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

Berkeley Lab

Hydrology Science

April 18, 2024

Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In...

EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

March 28, 2024

Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...

EOS: Record-breaking temperatures likely as El Niño persists

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

March 1, 2024

Global surface air temperatures will likely remain high through early summer because of a continuing El Niño event. By Grace Van Deelen, American Geophysicist’s Union The current El Niño event will likely cause record-breaking average surface air temperatures in several...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Science

February 21, 2024

DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California isn’t ready for a megaflood. Or the loss of Daniel Swain.

Inside Climate News

Hydrology

February 12, 2024

The state’s legendary and beloved “climate scientist-communicator” finds his public outreach isn’t valued by the institutions in America that fund...

THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

The Conversation

Hydrology

February 8, 2024

By Paul Roundy, University at Albany, State University of New York Wild weather has been roiling North America for the past few months, thanks in part to a strong El Niño that sent temperatures surging in 2023. The climate phenomenon...

Hydrology

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s wildfires

NASA: ‘Current’ Events: NASA and USGS Find a New Way to Measure River Flows

NOAA RESEARCH: National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates

SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Ecological effects of drought in the Delta

WATER DESK: Q&A: Defining the “snow deluge” and projecting its future

EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

DR. MICHAEL ANDERSON: Climate change and California’s water resources

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash

EOS: Record-breaking temperatures likely as El Niño persists

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California isn’t ready for a megaflood. Or the loss of Daniel Swain.

THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

DAILY DIGEST, 10/6: With gold prices at record highs, ‘gold fever’ returns to CA; DWR issues NOI for Certification of Consistency for Delta tunnel; CV-SALTS: From safe drinking water to long-term solutions; New idea for the Colorado River hits old roadblocks; and more …