DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study offers a glimpse into 230,000 years of climate and landscape shifts in the Southwest Desert Research Institute Colorado River December 3, 2025A sediment core from Arizona’s Stoneman Lake provides an archive of dust emissions and pollen records in the region that...
THE CONVERSATION: From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers The Conversation Ecosystems November 24, 2025By Bethany Bradley, UMass Amherst; Adrienne Wootten, University of Oklahoma, and Ryan Longman, University of Hawaii When the Trump administration...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Climate change and the future of the Delta Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features November 18, 2025Using science to protect people, economy, and nature in this vital region California is on the front lines of climate...
THE CURRENT: Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050, UCSB scientists warn UC Santa Barbara Ecosystems September 6, 2025By Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study...
MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: A new lens on the Colorado River: Why future projections will look bleaker Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 3, 2025The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell...
UC BOULDER: Human emissions drove the megadrought in the western US University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado River August 19, 2025By Yvaine Ye, University of Colorado at Boulder Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions from human activity have been driving the...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Temperatures and Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise Inside Climate News Climate change August 15, 2025An acceleration of warming that started in 2023 continued through 2024, according to the latest annual climate assessment by the...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Atmospheric rivers may be diminishing on the West Coast and surging in the East, study finds Inside Climate News Hydrology August 10, 2025Over a 20-year period, atmospheric rivers could double the amount of rain falling on part of the Southeast, the researchers...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds August 7, 2025By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles Fire season is...
EOS: California’s getting an earlier start to wildfire season American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 7, 2025Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier...
STATELINE: Trump’s EPA proposes rollback of basis for climate change rules Stateline Policy and regulation July 30, 2025by Jacob Fischler, Stateline The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency submitted a proposal Tuesday to rescind a 2009 finding that has...
ASU: New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates Arizona State University Groundwater News July 29, 2025ASU-led research uses 20 years of satellite data to reveal unprecedented continental drying New findings from studying over two decades...
THE CONVERSATION: Water wars: a historic agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension The Conversation Colorado River July 25, 2025By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US...
DWR: Securing Statewide Water Supplies Part 2: Serious Problems Require Serious Solutions Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 24, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: There is no denying the State Water Project (SWP) is one of California’s most...
UC BERKELEY: Modeling the key role of irrigation for farming in a hotter world UC Berkeley Agriculture July 23, 2025From UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: For over a century, agricultural scientists have sought to unravel...
