Researchers demonstrate a method for assessing how rising seas could raise groundwater levels, potentially transmitting flood hazards far inland. By...
The U.S. Geological Survey is researching the effect of wildfires on the release of stored mercury from forest watersheds and subsequent transport, methylmercury formation, and bioaccumulation post-fire. Wildfires not only alter the re-release of mercury into the environment but also...
By Erica McNamee, NASA In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by activities such as...
Join the Discussion: A 2-Day workshop in February to shape the 2025 Delta Science Plan The Delta Science Program is currently working on the third iteration of the Delta Science Plan. Recommended within the Delta Plan, the Delta Science Plan...
By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down under water when the region was a vast wetland, are oxidizing, vanishing into the atmosphere at the rate of about...
The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program flies into storms to improve forecasts with the help of AI By Alex Fox, Scripps This year’s rainy season is underway, which means atmospheric rivers are set to dump rain and snow across California and the Pacific...
