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....
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative underscores the need for communities to maintain and diversify water supplies and to protect and enhance natural environments to prepare for the impacts of climate change. At ACWA’s virtual conference held in July...
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...
New Berkeley Lab study uses supercomputers to analyze hydrological changes in a California watershed following a wildfire. By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab In recent years, wildfires in the western United States have occurred with increasing frequency and scale. Climate change...
From the Desert Research Institute: Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across...
From the Desert Research Institute: To protect communities in arid landscapes from devastating wildfires, preparation is key. New research from...
Despite repeated assurances California has enough water to fight the currently 18 major fires raging throughout the state, the Trump administration said Wednesday it will tell its agencies to suspend environmental rules to provide firefighters with water. By Nick Cahill...
From the Office of the Governor: In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
Webinar looks at what is being done to reduce impacts the impacts of wildfires on water quality and ecosystem health...
New dataset and publication identify link between atmospheric rivers and wildfire in the interior Southwest. By the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers This winter, parts of drought-stricken California have been besieged by heavy flooding, mudslides, and feet of snow. The...
With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health of...