UNIV. OF TEXAS: El Niño and La Niña make water extremes move in sync Guest Contributor Hydrology January 16, 2026Press release from the University of Texas at Austin: Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact...
WATER DESK: Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain The Water Desk Colorado River November 5, 2025A forecasted winter La Niña, lingering drought conditions and dwindling reservoirs are causing water managers to worry. By Cassie Sherwood,...
NIDIS: The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and drought outlook in the United States NIDIS Hydrology September 8, 2025By Andrew Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring phenomenon defined by shifts in tropical...
EOS: Tree rings record history of jet stream-related climate extremes American Geophysical Union Hydrology August 21, 2025Persistent spatial patterns of summer weather extremes in the northern hemisphere recorded in tree ring growth records provide a thousand-year...
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why winter rains keep skipping the Southwest Yale Climate Connections Colorado RiverHydrology August 15, 2025by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections Climate change appears to have driven an ongoing 25-year shortfall in winter rains and...
USGS: Long-term satellite data reveal how climate shapes West Coast shorelines USGS Ecosystems June 25, 2025By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program New research uses decades of satellite data to show...
The growing impact of ENSO on extreme drought and flood events NOAA Research Hydrology April 28, 2025By NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory Extreme hydroclimate events, such as droughts, floods, and heavy rainfall, account for a...
NOAA FISHERIES: El Niño yields to upwelling in the California current, renewing productivity of West Coast ecosystem NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems March 10, 2025Outlook for salmon improves after low returns closed California fisheries. By NOAA Fisheries According to the NOAA California Current Integrated...
NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles NOAA Research HydrologyWildfires and watersheds February 22, 2025Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...
SCRIPPS: Atmospheric rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years Scripps Institution of Oceanography Hydrology February 22, 2025By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution of Oceanography El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite best hopes, Southwest drought may be here to stay Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 21, 2024Climate scientists say increasing global temperatures have driven soil moisture in the Southwest below a critical point, creating a positive...
CU BOULDER: One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century University of Colorado at Boulder HydrologyScience November 18, 2024By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Scientists see echoes of ancient warming world in El Niño Courthouse News Service Hydrology October 22, 2024Duke University researchers and collaborating scientists took a peek into the last 250 million years to understand the causes of...
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...
