THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric river meets bomb cyclone: The result is like a fire hose flailing out of control The Conversation Current Conditions November 21, 2024By Chad Hecht, University of California, San Diego The West Coast’s rainy season has arrived in force, as an atmospheric...
THE CURRENT: Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles, possibly following a long-term cycle UC Santa Barbara Hydrology November 8, 2024By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Against the backdrop of global warming, sea level rise and extreme weather, it’s reassuring...
THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns The Conversation Climate changeHydrology October 11, 2024By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph Robin Meadows HydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 7, 2024By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 24, 2024by Robin Meadows In 1990, Gary Estes moved to Auburn, a town of nearly 14,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills...
DR. MICHAEL ANDERSON: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 23, 2024California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re...
BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events Berkeley Lab HydrologyScience April 18, 2024Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In...
EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash American Geophysical Union Hydrology March 28, 2024Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 23, 2024by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California isn’t ready for a megaflood. Or the loss of Daniel Swain. Inside Climate News Hydrology February 12, 2024The 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, 2024by Saima May Sidik Ribbons of water vapor called atmospheric rivers wind through the troposphere, moving the planet’s moisture from...
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...
