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    INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California isn’t ready for a megaflood. Or the loss of Daniel Swain.

    Inside Climate News
    Hydrology
    February 12, 2024
    The state’s legendary and beloved “climate scientist-communicator” finds his public outreach isn’t valued by the institutions in America that fund...

    EOS: The escalating impact of global warming on atmospheric rivers

    American Geophysical Union
    Climate changeScience
    February 12, 2024
    by Saima May Sidik Ribbons of water vapor called atmospheric rivers wind through the troposphere, moving the planet’s moisture from...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More storms at the end of the week; CA’s flood defenses held this time, but they are weakening; La Niña on the horizon? California’s wild weather year could get even weirder; Long-term Colorado River rescue plan at an impasse? It’s north vs. south in the West; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    February 11, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California faces renewed ‘significant flooding risk’ as more atmospheric river storms loom...

    USGS: Physics to fish: Habitat restoration for native fish populations in California’s Central Valley

    USGS
    Delta scienceEcosystemsReports
    February 10, 2024
    In a new report, U.S. Geological Survey scientists working in collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) have laid the...

    KNOWABLE: The hidden threat from rising coastal groundwater

    Knowable Magazine
    Groundwater News
    February 10, 2024
    Sea level rise won’t hit just homes on shorefronts, but also the infrastructure beneath our feet By Shellie Habel, Knowable...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: California introduces rule to end fracking in the state

    Courthouse News Service
    Policy and regulation
    February 10, 2024
    The proposed regulation will phase out fracking in the light of increasing public concern about the practice and its contribution...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 4-9: How much did this week’s storms help water supply?; El Niño’s end may be near. Here’s what’s coming next.; Newsom’s salmon strategy gets mixed reviews; Farmers in Tulare County set to test groundwater market; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    February 9, 2024
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: How much did this week’s storms help water supply?; El Niño’s end may be near. Here’s what’s coming next; Understanding impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise; Reclamation publishes overview of Colorado River evaporation history; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    February 9, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. The Board adopted the 2022...

    USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise

    USGS
    Water qualityWildfires and watersheds
    February 9, 2024
    From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...

    USBR: Reclamation publishes overview of Colorado River evaporation history

    Bureau of Reclamation News
    Colorado River
    February 8, 2024
    From the Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation today published an overview of historical natural losses along the lower...

    DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s in store for the coming months; EPA, San Joaquin Valley Blueprint weigh in on Bay Delta update; California’s trees are dying in huge numbers — and Tahoe is the epicenter; Water levels at Tulare Lake receding despite recent storms; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    February 8, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s in store...

    THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

    The Conversation
    Hydrology
    February 8, 2024
    By Paul Roundy, University at Albany, State University of New York Wild weather has been roiling North America for the...

    DWR: Weirs on the Sacramento River: 100 Years of Flood Control

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Planning and management
    February 8, 2024
    From the Department of Water Resources: Set into the banks of the Sacramento River as it winds its way south...

    DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: The good news, bad news on California’s water supplies; One solution to states’ water problems could be auctioning off the rights; A Republican’s quixotic quest against dam removal; Atmospheric rivers returned California’s lost lake—’It wants to remain’; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    February 7, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Clear Lake Hitch from 11am to 12pm. The California Department of Fish...

    SJV WATER: Judge dismisses two claims, keeps key pieces of Kern River lawsuit intact

    SJV Water
    Water rights and water law
    February 7, 2024
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water A motion that challenged four claims made in a lawsuit against the City of Bakersfield...
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    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on repeat; Appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program; Using science to protect fish and water supply; Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition:  Rain, snow on repeat; Appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program; Using science to protect fish and water supply; Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on repeat; Appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program; Using science to protect fish and water supply; Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking; and more ...
    • NOAA FISHERIES: Conflicting ocean indicators suggest moderate returns of Pacific salmon
      NOAA FISHERIES: Conflicting ocean indicators suggest moderate returns of Pacific salmon
    • LEGAL ALERT: Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection of Financing Scheme for Delta Conveyance Project
      LEGAL ALERT: Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection of Financing Scheme for Delta Conveyance Project
    • WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 21-Jan 2:  Rain, snow on repeat; Court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta tunnel; December storms deliver much-needed snowpack and water supply; Feds intervene in Eel River dam removal; and more ...
      WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 21-Jan 2: Rain, snow on repeat; Court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta tunnel; December storms deliver much-needed snowpack and water supply; Feds intervene in Eel River dam removal; and more ...
    • SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought
      SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought
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