Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt? by Korena Di Roma Howley It begins at the height of winter in the mountains, when the landscape is particularly inhospitable. The...
The streamgauge at Lee’s Ferry turns 100 years old By the USGS Right where the Colorado River flows into the mouth of the Grand Canyon, an inconspicuous 20-foot-high concrete tower rises from the riverbank. Inside the tower is a U.S. Geological...
Water banking and trading are essential tools for managing the state’s groundwater, and we urgently need to make them work better. By Andrew Ayres, an economist and research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center, and...
Chinook salmon have long thrived in California’s variable climate, including prolonged drought periods, by utilizing the historical Delta’s vast habitat...
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Rice researchers and growers are working to fine-tune the timing and type of nitrogen applications to produce the best crop with the least impact on the environment. Current studies examine how to adjust nutrient management...
By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau The epic California dry spell that even not-so-old drought historians like to call attention to—1976-77—tracks uncannily close to our current exceptional drought conditions of 2020-21. Sadly, California’s statewide water...
