New research shows how La Niña and El Niño influence U.S. wildfires By NOAA Research The Pacific Ocean’s El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is arguably the most influential climate driver on Earth. Its cycles of warm and cool waters in the...
The San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study, released by the Department of Water Resources in November of 2025, examines how land subsidence is affecting the region’s major water conveyance facilities and assesses the urgency for infrastructure improvements or expansion across the...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern-Tulare Water District in northeastern Kern County is asking the state to take a closer look at what it says is excessive pumping in a so-called “whiteland” area that is harming its own groundwater...
The courts, project costs, and political realities are combining to sink the DCP From the California Water Impact Network: In recent testimony before the State Water Board, the General Manager of the Zone 7 Water Agency—which serves the Silicon Valley...
From the USGS: The U.S. Geological Survey released the first nationwide tool to help water planners determine if communities have enough water for current and future needs. Nearly 27 million Americans, or 8% of the U.S. population, live in areas...
