COMMENTARY: Investing now to keep Valley safe from megafloods Guest Contributor Commentary June 14, 2024 149By Senator Alvarado-Gil, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria We all know it. You shouldn’t wait to close the...
USGS: New tool informs flooding and sea level rise solutions for the San Francisco Bay Area USGS News May 30, 2024 142By the USGS: With the potential for flooding during present-day winter storms and sea level rise continually inching up on...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sacramento Delta stewards eye climate change protection for levees, habitats Courthouse News Service News April 26, 2024 104Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about...
USGS: Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System enhances flood prediction in San Francisco Bay Area USGS Science April 24, 2024 10From the USGS: In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces...
BOOK REVIEW: Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate Justin Scott-Coe Book Reviews March 3, 2024 126Visit the Water Shelf main page In Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate (Yale University Press, 2023),...
DWR: Weirs on the Sacramento River: 100 Years of Flood Control Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News February 8, 2024 343From the Department of Water Resources: Set into the banks of the Sacramento River as it winds its way south...
DAN WALTERS: Rollercoaster weather shows why California needs better infrastructure for wetter years Cal Matters Commentary January 18, 2024 84By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Prepare for the Next Wet Season Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 4, 2023 8531From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of another possible wet season with record rain and snowfall, Governor Gavin...
IEP ANNUAL MEETING: Dr. Jay Lund: Floods, droughts, and climate change, oh my! Maven Delta science July 27, 2023 316The Delta’s ecosystem and native species are in decline, despite the considerable efforts and resources devoted to reversing the trend. ...
THE CONVERSATION: How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world The Conversation News July 25, 2023 235By Riley Post, University of Iowa, The Conversation The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across...
CAL MATTERS: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California Cal Matters News April 19, 2023 20by Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
GRIST: How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers Grist News March 15, 2023 22As storms get warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
THE CONVERSATION: Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists The Conversation News March 14, 2023 1By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...
DWR NEWS: When the River Rises, Weirs Get to Work Department of Water Resources (DWR) News January 12, 2023 5By DWR News Much of California enjoyed a brief break from the succession of atmospheric river storms that have drenched...
FEATURE: First Field-Based Assessment of Levee Risk in the Delta Robin Meadows News October 5, 2021 432Written by Robin Meadows Like other islands in the central Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Bacon Island has subsided below sea level...