A new study shows that midwinter dry spells lead to dramatic losses of winter snowpack in burned areas By the...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Mountains in the southwestern U.S. are welcoming record-breaking snowpacks this year, but new research shows...
A new study highlights how persistent high pressure in April 2021 drove widespread rapid snow loss From the Desert Research Institute: Snow-capped mountains aren’t just scenic – they also provide natural water storage by creating reservoirs of frozen water that...
When wildfires burn in the west, their heat and airborne particles inflict stronger rain and larger hail upon central states...
Already crippled by years of megadrought, California may have another climate change-induced worry on the horizon: economy-busting megafloods. By Madalyn...
PNNL scientists participate in project to collect climate data in Colorado mountains By Allan Brettman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory An ambitious Department of Energy (DOE) field campaign seeks to better understand the timing and availability of mountainous water resources. Pacific...
The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow...
The Colorado River flows 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico, forming the border between California and Arizona along...
By Todd Plain, Bureau of Reclamation As snow continues to pile up in the Sierra Nevada mountains at the start of 2022, local and federal water managers alike, eagerly anticipate data from snow surveys to find out how much snow is on the ground, the water content of the snow, and exactly where it has fallen. Estimating...
By the USGS Atmospheric rivers aren’t a new phenomenon on the West Coast, but this type of storm has drawn...
First-ever “bedrock-to-atmosphere” observation system could allow scientists to predict the future of water availability in the West By Julie Chao,...
The Sacramento and San Joaquin water-year type indices are fundamental to the State Water Project and Central Valley Project operations as every year, how much water is allocated to whom depends on whether the hydrology is expected to be wet,...
By Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University Creeks, rivers and lakes that are fed by melting snow across the U.S....
Emerging methods that improve precipitation forecasting over weeks to months could support more informed resource management and increase lead times...
X2, OMR, Gates, Barriers, and more: Dr. Ted Sommer sorts out the hydrodynamics of the Delta At the 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference, Dr. Ted Sommer, the Lead Scientist for the CA Department of Water Resources, gave a short course on...