By James Riordon, NASA’s Earth Science News Team An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. Reporting in...
Final environmental document analyzes alternatives and responds to public comments Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today released the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water...
As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability. By Nima Shokri, Amirhossein Hassani and Muhammad Sahimi, EOS Soil salinization refers to the excess accumulation of salt in soil to a...
Tidal habitat restoration effort mobilizes after major funding milestones are met From the Department of Water Resources: The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today broke ground on a habitat restoration project in the Delta that,...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A projected increase in the kind of “atmospheric river” type storms California experienced in the historic 2023 water year could be disastrous for the San Joaquin Valley – or its salvation. The difference depends on...