NOAA FISHERIES: California Current Ecosystem shows resilience entering strong El Niño NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems March 11, 2024The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling....
EOS: Record-breaking temperatures likely as El Niño persists American Geophysical Union Hydrology March 1, 2024Global surface air temperatures will likely remain high through early summer because of a continuing El Niño event. By Grace...
THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024 The Conversation Hydrology February 8, 2024By Paul Roundy, University at Albany, State University of New York Wild weather has been roiling North America for the...
NOAA FISHERIES: Unsettled Pacific Ocean offers few clear indicators for salmon success in 2024 NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems January 12, 2024By NOAA Fisheries Want to learn how the Pacific Ocean is likely to change and affect salmon survival in the...
UCSB CURRENT: Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming UC Santa Barbara Colorado River December 12, 2023Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...
JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: How El Niño and La Niña climate patterns form Journalist's Resource Hydrology December 6, 2023Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for...
JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: El Niño: What it is, how it devastates economies, and where it intersects with climate change Journalist's Resource Hydrology November 29, 2023by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource There is a band of water across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching from the...
CAL MATTERS: As storms arrive in California, reservoirs are in good shape. But the water forecast is murky Cal Matters Current Conditions November 17, 2023Unlike a year ago, water storage is above average. Whether the year is wet or dry, though, remains uncertain despite...
NEVADA CURRENT: El Niño may bring warmer, wetter winter – and big Colorado River basin snowpacks Nevada Current Colorado River November 9, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current For the next three months, climate scientists say Nevada can expect warmer winter temperatures and...
THE CONVERSATION: What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree The Conversation Hydrology October 12, 2023By Aaron Levine, University of Washington Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter...
AG ALERT: El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding Ag Alert Current Conditions October 11, 2023By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert California reservoirs are brimming at historic levels after a water year described as akin to...
DWR NEWS: New Water Year Underway, California Prepares for a Possible Wet El Niño Year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions October 4, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today highlighted how the State and its federal...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California prepares for El Niño winter after a year of extreme heat and floods Courthouse News Service Current Conditions October 3, 2023The state water department’s director said her highest priority is for the federal government to help improve California’s ability to...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: It’s Hard to Predict What the Coming El Niño Will Bring Voice of San Diego Current Conditions September 29, 2023This periodically recurring atmospheric phenomenon in recent years has become just too unreliable to count on. By Robert Krier, Voice...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than 90% of California out of historic drought as water year ends Courthouse News Service Current Conditions September 25, 2023While California experienced multiple destructive floods in 2023, experts say the water year also ended on a high note with...
