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,...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: La Niña responsible for megadroughts in North and South America, study finds Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 30, 2021Over the past 1,000 years, the North American Southwest has endured nine megadroughts averaging nearly 32 years in length, while...
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,...
California’s water future: Converging threats, strategic responses Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 21, 2016David Wegner says the assumptions of the second wave of water development are no longer valid; we must work together...
Delta Stewardship Council: 2016: El Nino and Beyond: A look at water operations in the year ahead Maven Current ConditionsWater project operations May 18, 2016John Leahigh with the State Water Project, David Guy with the Northern California Water Association, and Ara Azdherian with the...
NASA/JPL: California ‘rain debt’ equal to average full year of precipitation NASA/JPL Hydrology July 30, 2015A new NASA study has concluded California accumulated a debt of about 20 inches of precipitation between 2012 and 2015....