Climate change Archives ~ Page 4 of 13 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

February 22, 2025

Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...

THE CONVERSATION: NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

The Conversation

Hydrology Planning and management

February 11, 2025

By Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder and Kari Bowen, University of Colorado Boulder When a hurricane or tornado starts...

CAL MATTERS: More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas

Cal Matters

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

February 11, 2025

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules....

EOS: How much did climate change affect the Los Angeles wildfires?

American Geophysical Union

Science Wildfires and watersheds

January 29, 2025

High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes. By Emily Dieckman, EOS Climate change made...

UC DAVIS: How urban streams, climate change and unhoused people intertwine

UC Davis

Water quality

January 28, 2025

Beyond shelters and sweeps, streamside science seeks compassionate solutions for people experiencing homelessness By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis In Fairfield,...

NCAR: Changes in store for atmospheric rivers

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Hydrology

January 20, 2025

Warming climate will affect the storms differently in California, Pacific Northwest By David Hosansky, National Center for Atmospheric Research Communities...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Literally off the charts’: LA’s critically dry conditions stun scientists as fires rage

Cal Matters

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 15, 2025

By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

UCLA: Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally

UCLA

Climate change Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2025

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison...

NASA study: Crops, forests responding to changing rainfall patterns

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

January 3, 2025

By Sally Younger, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new NASA-led study has found that how rain falls in a given year...

FRIENDS OF THE RIVER: Turning climate change on its head: What Governor Newsom doesn’t understand about his own water agenda

Friends of the River

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

December 14, 2024

By Friends of the River Earlier this week, Governor Newsom was all over the state pushing his two favorite water...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: New study discovers major changes in global river flows

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology

December 13, 2024

Researchers suggest that humans need to enhance flood management strategies in response to the rise in 100-year floods. By Chloe...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The longfin smelt joins the celebrated ranks of the federal ESA – but can it recover?

Alastair Bland

Delta science Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

December 10, 2024

By Alastair Bland Federal wildlife officials formally listed the San Francisco Estuary longfin smelt as an endangered species in July....

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California water experts prepare for climate whiplash

Inside Climate News

Planning and management Policy and regulation

November 29, 2024

As climate change brings sudden shifts between extreme drought and catastrophic floods, water policy experts urge state resource managers to...

CORNELL CHRONICLE: Colorado River basins could face tipping point, drought study warns

Cornell University

Colorado River

November 14, 2024

By Syl Kacapyr, Cornell Engineering Water from Colorado’s West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Scientists see echoes of ancient warming world in El Niño

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology

October 22, 2024

Duke University researchers and collaborating scientists took a peek into the last 250 million years to understand the causes of...