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...
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...
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...
THE CENTER SQUARE: California to deploy new technologies for anticipated intense wildfire season The Center Square Wildfires and watersheds June 30, 2023By Ria Roebuck Joseph | The Center Square California is gearing up for the 2023 fire season with a host...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Australian wildfires and California drought Maven ScienceWildfires and watersheds June 28, 2023At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: West gets reprieve from drought, but forecasters predict change as El Niño approaches Courthouse News Service Current Conditions June 15, 2023Parts of the western United States saw snow water equivalent levels 200% to 300% higher than normal. By Natalie Hanson,...
THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live The Conversation Hydrology June 9, 2023Written by Bob Leamon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County This article was originally published at The Conversation. El Niño is...
GRIST: El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion Grist Hydrology May 18, 2023A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally...
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A mystery in the Pacific is complicating climate projections Yale Climate Connections Hydrology April 24, 2023The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which has a huge influence on global weather patterns, isn’t behaving as computer models predicted. That’s...
AG ALERT: Bleak water year ending, with hope for future elusive Ag Alert Current Conditions September 28, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Nearing the end of the water year on Sept. 30, California farmers and water officials...
AG ALERT: La Niña looms in Pacific as new water year begins Ag Alert Agriculture October 20, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s water bucket is not even half full as the state enters the 2022 water...
Climate variability and change: Trends and impacts on California agriculture Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 23, 2016Dr. Tapan Pathak looks at how climate variability, increasing temperatures, and changing precipitation could affect California agriculture In this presentation,...
