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September 27, 2024 368

Record hot summer, looming La Niña conditions, and early-season uncertainty means California must be prepared for both dry conditions and...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features

September 24, 2024 741

by Robin Meadows In 1990, Gary Estes moved to Auburn, a town of nearly 14,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Big cities disrupt the atmosphere, often generating more rainfall, but can also have a drying effect

Inside Climate News

News

September 10, 2024 160

The findings of a new global study on urban rainfall patterns underscore the importance for metropolitan areas to adapt to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Earth saw its hottest day on record two days in a row

Courthouse News Service

News

July 25, 2024 50

Greatly above-average temperatures in Antarctica have contributed to the back-to-back daily records. By Christina van Waasbergen, Courthouse News Service Monday...

GRIST: Earth just sweltered through the hottest day ever recorded

Grist

News

July 24, 2024 125

And 2024 is on track to be the hottest year, too. By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Shift to La Niña for the coming winter could affect the next water year in the West

Courthouse News Service

News

July 23, 2024 13476

West broiling, burning despite drought relief By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate...

THE CONVERSATION: Extreme heat waves broiling the planet in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world

The Conversation

News

July 10, 2024 242

By Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Jeffrey Basara, UMass Lowell Less than a month into summer 2024, the vast majority...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: El Niño-fueled record heat streak stretched to 13 months in June

Courthouse News Service

News

July 8, 2024 61

For months, the planet has been warmer than ever before measured. EU climate agency Copernicus says if countries keep pumping...

NOAA RESEARCH: National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates

NOAA Fisheries

Science

July 2, 2024 70

From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants,...

EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

American Geophysical Union

News

April 29, 2024 149

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought...

USGS: Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System enhances flood prediction in San Francisco Bay Area

USGS

Science

April 24, 2024 12

From the USGS: In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces...

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

Berkeley Lab

Press Release/Other Science

April 18, 2024 319

Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In...

EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash

American Geophysical Union

News

March 28, 2024 62

Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...

BERKELEY LAB: Air pollution hides increases in rainfall: As aerosol emissions diminish, average and extreme rains may ramp up

Berkeley Lab

News

February 23, 2024 74

For much of the last century, the drying effect of aerosols has masked increases in rainfall from greenhouse gases –...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

Desert Research Institute

Science

February 21, 2024 122

DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...

Extreme weather

DWR: California prepares for extreme weather swings as new water year approaches

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Big cities disrupt the atmosphere, often generating more rainfall, but can also have a drying effect

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Earth saw its hottest day on record two days in a row

GRIST: Earth just sweltered through the hottest day ever recorded

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Shift to La Niña for the coming winter could affect the next water year in the West

THE CONVERSATION: Extreme heat waves broiling the planet in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world

COURTHOUSE NEWS: El Niño-fueled record heat streak stretched to 13 months in June

NOAA RESEARCH: National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates

EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

USGS: Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System enhances flood prediction in San Francisco Bay Area

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash

BERKELEY LAB: Air pollution hides increases in rainfall: As aerosol emissions diminish, average and extreme rains may ramp up

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history

PRESS RELEASE: Klamath Dam removal comes to a close (with before and after photos)

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California makes major strides for water supplies and climate resilience over the past year

PRESS RELEASE: 30th anniversary of the historic Water Board decision to protect Mono Lake shows that additional action is needed