INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Global warming unmakes winter in the West Inside Climate News Climate change July 23, 2026A new climate attribution study shows that heating from greenhouse gases could drive extreme snow droughts in the region every...
DRI: A new tool can help protect communities from flooding and optimize reservoir management during rain-on-snow events Desert Research Institute Hydrology June 16, 2026DRI’s Snowpack Runoff Decision Support Tool monitors runoff potential in mountain snowpacks to give water managers and emergency planners unprecedented...
ASU-led study sharpens Colorado River forecasts as Arizona faces deepening water cuts Arizona State University Colorado River May 28, 2026Satellite data tracks hidden water dynamics across the basin, improving predictions critical for drought planning By Faith Kearns, Arizona State...
THE CONVERSATION: A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare The Conversation Hydrology May 14, 2026Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder Talk of a “super El Niño” developing in 2026 is gaining momentum, with concerns...
DWR: Record heat sizzled away the snow. Here’s how California is preparing for what’s ahead Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management April 9, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources found no measurable snow April 1 at a place...
NEVADA TODAY: SNOWPACS project helps Walker River Basin communities navigate a changing water future Guest Contributor Planning and management April 3, 2026A University research initiative is helping farmers and water managers adapt to shifting snowpack, water availability and policy in snow-fed...
USGS: New AI tool forecasts drought 90 days ahead nationwide USGS Planning and management April 1, 2026System gives water managers, farmers, and communities early warning of streamflow drought conditions By the USGS The U.S. Geological Survey...
NOAA RESEARCH: Groundbreaking atmospheric river forecasting collaboration crosses the finish line NOAA Research Planning and management March 27, 2026From NOAA Research: A cutting-edge forecast system developed by NOAA, Colorado State University, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the...
DWR is taking action as high temperatures prompt early snow runoff Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management March 17, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: Early season heat is rapidly wiping out California’s giant, frozen reservoir – the Sierra...
KARLA NEMETH: DWR continues to improve forecasting as spring heats up in California Department of Water Resources (DWR) CommentaryPlanning and management March 12, 2026By Karla Nemeth, DWR Director For California water managers, the painfully sunny skies of March 2026 bear striking resemblance to...
USGS: Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the US from 1979-2021 USGS Science February 21, 2026USGS scientists recently published four decades of modeled daily stream temperature values for nearly 60,000 river reaches across the lower...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta data offline? No more X2? Monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows Cariad Hayes Thronson Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 9, 2026by Cariad Hayes Thronson Big changes are likely on the way for the Delta, thanks to new federal policies, state...
USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary USGS Planning and management January 13, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment bulk density is a physical property of the sediment bed...
EOS: Satellite radar advances could transform global snow monitoring American Geophysical Union Planning and management January 6, 2026The recent SnowEx campaign and the new NISAR satellite mission are lighting the way to high-resolution snowpack monitoring and improved...
CAL MATTERS: Trump move to break up atmospheric research center threatens wildfire, storm predictions Cal Matters Policy and regulation December 20, 2025‘This is only going to hurt Americans.’ Scientists, California state officials say the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle a key...
