DWR: Roadmap for a Climate Resilient Forecasting Framework Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changePlanning and management July 26, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: Climate change is altering the timing, pace, and scale of the weather events that...
AGU: Colorado River Basin has lost water equal to Lake Mead due to climate change American Geophysical Union Climate changeColorado River July 24, 2023A rapid rate of reductions in runoff associated with the Colorado Basin’s snowpack region, quantified here for the first time,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists push feds to add solar panels over US canals Courthouse News Service Planning and management July 20, 2023Placing solar panels over existing federal canals would create renewable power and prevent valuable water from evaporating at the same...
CA COURTS NEWSROOM: Diving into Water Law: Q&A with California’s “Water Renaissance Man” Justice Ronald Robie California Courts Newsroom Water rights and water law July 12, 2023By Merrill Balassone, California Courts Newsroom He’s been called a “water renaissance man.” Justice Ronald Robie has dived into the...
CAL MATTERS: Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds July 12, 2023By Julie Cart, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
BERKELEY LAB: Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change Berkeley Lab Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events...
THE CONVERSATION: Colorado River states bought time with a 3-year water conservation deal – now they need to think bigger The Conversation Colorado River June 26, 2023By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to...
NEWS RELEASE: Interior Department Initiates Process to Develop Future Guidelines and Strategies for Protecting the Colorado River US Department of the Interior Colorado River June 15, 2023Robust collaboration includes Basin states, Tribes, stakeholders and Mexico From the Department of the Interior: The Department of the Interior...
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...
NOAA FISHERIES: New research asks, “Can Pacific salmon keep pace with climate change?” NOAA Fisheries Climate changeFish and wildlifeScience April 25, 2023From NOAA Fisheries: A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has found that salmon migration timing is...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Low Lake Mead water level tough on small town Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 17, 2023Twenty-three years of drought have dried up tourist dollars for Overton, Nevada. But some residents think the federal government bears...
JEANINE JONES: Drought and lessons learned Maven HydrologyNotebook News and Features March 1, 2023At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: In a water deficit, Arizona contemplates a future without Colorado River access Courthouse News Service Colorado River January 10, 2023Central Arizona Project leaders say policymakers should prepare for the worst-case scenario. By Joe Dohownik, Courthouse News Service Water from...
