By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...
Researchers have already seen drops in Lake Tahoe’s clarity during the fires. The damage could be temporary, or it could last years. Its extent depends on how much soot is released into its famous blue waters. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
A new DRI pilot study finds severe water repellency in sand samples after treatment with both hot and cold smoke....
By Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced, and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, McGill University The Western...
The California Fish and Wildlife Journal concludes the 2020 Special Issue installments with the winter quarter’s Special Wildland Fire Issue. With this year’s unprecedented fire season, and California’s fire-adapted natural communities taking center stage in land management discussions throughout the...
New climate projections could inform long-term wildfire and water resources management strategies in California and Nevada. By Sarah Stanley, EOS...
New study shows impacts of increased levels of evaporative demand as climate grows warmer and drier From the Desert Research...
With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health and management of the upper watersheds are critically important to California’s water quality and water supply. In recent years, concerns about...
The damage to water systems can linger for years. The cost in just one small town: as much as $150...
By Joshua Viers, director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Science (CITRIS) at UC Merced,...
The North Coast’s rainforests are hotter, drier and less foggy. That means more dangerous fires that can scar iconic redwoods. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the annals...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative underscores the need for communities to maintain and diversify water supplies and to...
By François-Nicolas Robinne, University of Alberta; Dennis W Hallema, North Carolina State University, and Kevin D. Bladon, Oregon State University As...
The system Down Under fosters self-reliance, giving homeowners tools to protect themselves when expecting firefighters’ help is not realistic. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As California casts about...