Series of atmospheric rivers provided significant snowpack gains, boosted water supply statewide Press release from the Department of Water Resources...
What drives atmospheric rivers? Da Yang explains how these “rivers in the sky” gain and lose momentum, and how researchers are studying their physical properties to improve forecasts and reduce risks. By Ula Chrobak, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability In...
A new study found compound drought-heatwave events are rippling farther and lasting through the night, raising risks for Southwestern North America By the American Geophysical Union Dry soils in northern Mexico may trigger episodes of simultaneous drought and heatwave hundreds...
By S. Mehmet Ozsoy, Concordia University and Erkan Yonder, Concordia University Unlike hurricanes and floods, which arrive suddenly and tend to dominate headlines with dramatic images of wrecked homes and submerged towns, droughts are often overlooked by media, governments and...
By Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder and Timothy Shanahan, The University of Texas at Austin A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely – and more directly –...
By NIDIS On the second morning of the 2025 National Soil Moisture Workshop, keynote speaker Syed Huq reminded the audience: “Mni wichoni, water is life.” Syed Huq is the director of Mni Wichoni Rural Water and Water Resources for the...
