THE CONVERSATION: What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these flood-prone storms and how they’re changing The Conversation Hydrology January 30, 2024Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego A series of atmospheric rivers is bringing the threat of heavy downpours, flooding,...
STANFORD NEWS: Clusters of atmospheric rivers amp up California storm damages Stanford University Hydrology January 20, 2024When multiple atmospheric rivers hit California back-to-back, the economic damage from resulting rain and snowfall is three to four times...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California sees welcome rain to ring in winter, after mostly dry fall Courthouse News Service Current Conditions December 18, 2023California’s first real bout of rain this season could be the sign of things to come as El Niño flexes...
THE CONVERSATION: Hurricane Hilary triggers California’s first tropical storm watch ever, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast The Conversation Hydrology August 18, 2023By Nicholas Grondin, University of Tampa Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja peninsula as a powerful Category 4 storm, and...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: California Snowlines On Track To Be 1,600 Feet Higher by Century’s End Desert Research Institute Hydrology May 31, 2023DRI contributes to research concluding lower-elevation ski resorts could lose more than 70 percent of their natural snow supply By...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Why California’s Water Extremes Are Wilder than Ever — And What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows HydrologyPlanning and management May 9, 2023Written by Robin Meadows What a relief last winter is finally over. In late December, California was hit by the...
THE CONVERSATION: Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt, and the flood danger is rising The Conversation Current ConditionsHydrology April 17, 2023Q&A with Chad Hecht, Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply During Extreme Weather Events Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate change April 10, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric rivers in early 2023 demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme...
CLIMATE CENTRAL: Atmospheric rivers Climate Central Climate change March 28, 2023By Climate Central KEY CONCEPTS Atmospheric rivers carry vast amounts of moisture globally from the tropics to the poles. On...
THE CONVERSATION: Is the Western drought finally ending? That depends on where you look The Conversation Current Conditions March 16, 2023By Dan McEvoy, Desert Research Institute After three years of extreme drought, the Western U.S. is finally getting a break....
NASA/JPL: Ranking Atmospheric Rivers: New Study Finds World of Potential NASA/JPL Hydrology March 16, 2023By NASA/JPL Like hurricane categories, a scale for atmospheric river storm severity could help communities around the globe compare and...
GRIST: How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers Grist Climate changeHydrology March 15, 2023As storms get warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
AGU: The world’s atmospheric rivers now have an intensity ranking like hurricanes American Geophysical Union Hydrology March 9, 2023From the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and...
NEVADA CURRENT: More snow in the mountains may not lead to more water, study finds Nevada Current Hydrology January 23, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Mountains in the southwestern U.S. are welcoming record-breaking snowpacks this year, but new research shows...
PNNL: Wettest winter storms in the western U.S. growing wetter Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Climate change January 19, 2023As Western U.S. winter storms grow wetter and change shape, threats to infrastructure like roads and bridges grow in tandem...
