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THE CONVERSATION: What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these flood-prone storms and how they’re changing

January 30, 2024

Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego A series of atmospheric rivers is bringing the threat of heavy downpours, flooding,...

STANFORD NEWS: Clusters of atmospheric rivers amp up California storm damages

Stanford University

Hydrology

January 20, 2024

When multiple atmospheric rivers hit California back-to-back, the economic damage from resulting rain and snowfall is three to four times...

EOS: Weather and watershed forecasting make for dam smart water use

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

December 13, 2023

By Nicole Choi, AGU In December 2012, heavy downpours from an atmospheric river—a long atmospheric pathway that transports large amounts of water vapor—deluged parts of Northern California, including around Lake Mendocino near Ukiah. Water levels behind the lake’s Coyote Valley...

JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: How El Niño and La Niña climate patterns form

Journalist's Resource

Hydrology

December 6, 2023

Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for...

JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: El Niño: What it is, how it devastates economies, and where it intersects with climate change

Journalist's Resource

Hydrology

November 29, 2023

by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource There is a band of water across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching from the...

CORNELL CHRONICLE: 600 years of tree rings reveal climate risks in California

Cornell University

Hydrology

November 28, 2023

By David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle An interdisciplinary collaboration used 600 years of tree rings from the San Joaquin Valley to reconstruct plausible daily records of weather and streamflow scenarios during that period. Modeling based on those scenarios revealed the region...

EOS: Dust Is Melting Snow—And Current Models Can’t Keep Up

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

October 25, 2023

Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...

THE CONVERSATION: What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree

The Conversation

Hydrology

October 12, 2023

By Aaron Levine, University of Washington Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter...

PRESS RELEASE: Weather Tools, Inc. Partners with Baron Weather, Inc. to revolutionize water year precipitation forecasting for California

Press Release/Notice

Hydrology

October 11, 2023

Press release from Weather Tools, Inc. Weather Tools, Inc. (Weather Tools) an innovative weather forecasting company based in Chico, CA, has entered a strategic partnership agreement with Baron Weather, Inc. (Baron Weather). This collaboration brings to market the California Annual...

UC RIVERSIDE: Rivers may not recover from drought for years

UC Riverside

Hydrology

October 11, 2023

New method pinpoints streamflow drought duration, severity By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside Lack of rainfall is not the only measure...

NASA Tech Lets Scientists See Snow-Water Through the Trees

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

September 21, 2023

From NASA: NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a...

UCSB THE CURRENT: El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common

UC Santa Barbara

Hydrology

August 24, 2023

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly, its activity affects conditions around the globe. Periodic variations in the ocean’s water temperature and winds, called the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase, researchers say

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology

August 23, 2023

A new study offers a glimpse into how El Niño and La Niña events may change. By Alanna Madden, Courthouse...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Unusual Pacific Storms Like Hurricane Hilary Could be a Warning for the Future

Inside Climate News

Hydrology

August 19, 2023

A lack of data from the Eastern Pacific Ocean makes it hard to project whether global warming will increase tropical...

THE CONVERSATION: Hurricane Hilary triggers California’s first tropical storm watch ever, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast

The Conversation

Hydrology

August 18, 2023

By Nicholas Grondin, University of Tampa Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja peninsula as a powerful Category 4 storm, and was on track to speed into Southern California at or near tropical storm strength as early as Aug. 20, 2023....