USGS VIDEO: From Snow To Flow – When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go? USGS Climate changePodcasts and webinars August 4, 2023By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist Learn about USGS science seeking to understand the effects of climate change and future of...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management August 2, 2023by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2023 Integrated Modeling Framework Workshop Summary Delta Stewardship Council Science July 26, 2023From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Integrated Modeling...
DWR: Roadmap for a Climate Resilient Forecasting Framework Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changePlanning and management July 26, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: Climate change is altering the timing, pace, and scale of the weather events that...
AGU: Colorado River Basin has lost water equal to Lake Mead due to climate change American Geophysical Union Climate changeColorado River July 24, 2023A rapid rate of reductions in runoff associated with the Colorado Basin’s snowpack region, quantified here for the first time,...
PNNL: Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Planning and management July 11, 2023A PNNL scheme to improve small-scale hydrologic infrastructure helps pinpoint local flood risks By Corydon Ireland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them Inside Climate News Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 26, 2023By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water manager ripped over poor climate change planning Courthouse News Service Climate change May 25, 2023The state auditor pointed to the California Department of Water Resources’ outdated forecasts that may not account for extremes brought...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeWater project operations May 25, 2023By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: New study looks at stressors that impact presence or absence of Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience May 25, 2023At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted a study funded by...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Why California’s Water Extremes Are Wilder than Ever — And What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows HydrologyPlanning and management May 9, 2023Written by Robin Meadows What a relief last winter is finally over. In late December, California was hit by the...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply During Extreme Weather Events Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate change April 10, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric rivers in early 2023 demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme...
NASA/JPL: Ranking Atmospheric Rivers: New Study Finds World of Potential NASA/JPL Hydrology March 16, 2023By NASA/JPL Like hurricane categories, a scale for atmospheric river storm severity could help communities around the globe compare and...
JEANINE JONES: Drought and lessons learned Maven HydrologyNotebook News and Features March 1, 2023At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...