From the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and...
At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...
A new study shows that midwinter dry spells lead to dramatic losses of winter snowpack in burned areas By the Desert Research Institute: The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies...
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...
When wildfires burn in the west, their heat and airborne particles inflict stronger rain and larger hail upon central states By Brendan Bane, Pacific Northwest National Lab A new study shows for the first time that wildfires burning in West...
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...
The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow runoff forecasts. by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Network A valuable water source for California is stored in the foothills of the...
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...
By the USGS Atmospheric rivers aren’t a new phenomenon on the West Coast, but this type of storm has drawn greater attention in recent years as scientists have learned more about how they work. Here are 6 things to know about atmospheric rivers...
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...
By Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University Creeks, rivers and lakes that are fed by melting snow across the U.S. West are already running low as of mid-July 2021, much to the worry of farmers, biologists and snow hydrologists like...