Duke University researchers and collaborating scientists took a peek into the last 250 million years to understand the causes of...
By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward...
By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty...
Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering...
From NASA: A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated to see if a small piloted drone, equipped with a specialized payload, could help create detailed maps of how fast water is flowing....
From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants,...
The Delta and Suisun Marsh region is rich in biodiversity, offering numerous ecosystem services and significant cultural value for many...
Scientist Adrienne Marshall explains why these extreme snow years are expected to decline in our warming world. By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk For California’s Sierra Nevada, the winter of 2022-2023 delivered an epic snowpack that broke many records and...
As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought...
California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re...
Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In California’s 2022-2023 winter season, the state faced nine atmospheric rivers (ARs) that led to extreme flooding, landslides, and power outages...
Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...
Global surface air temperatures will likely remain high through early summer because of a continuing El Niño event. By Grace...
DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting communities and enabling water conservation throughout Nevada and California From the Desert Research Institute At the dawn of the new...
