Flood risk is one of the most pressing threats to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta’s 1,100 miles of levees...
By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...
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...
Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes...
Written by Brian Zimmerman, a climate scientist at Salient Predictions. Salient is a startup that utilizes advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop and provide accurate, reliable forecasts on the subseasonal-to-seasonal timescales. Additionally, Brian serves as a decision...
Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than in...
WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...
Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon. From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries NOAA scientists have upgraded a crucial tool for Chinook salmon conservation. This genetic reference tool allows researchers to pinpoint the...
NOAA FISHERIES: The Elwha River restoration: A case study in adaptive management for salmon recovery
Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By...
By Robin Meadows The first time Malissa Tayaba visited one of her ancestral village sites on the banks of the...
Coastal communities, particularly those around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay, face increasing challenges due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic activities such as sediment extraction. Understanding the potential effects of these perturbations, particularly in the face of accelerating sea level...
By the USGS: New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater...
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is experiencing continual and often rapid change, making it challenging to predict and prepare for the...
Mountain recharge powers growers’ hidden reservoirs By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as America’s breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming...