UC MERCED: How much does wildfire reduce forest water use and increase runoff? UC Merced Wildfires and watersheds August 5, 2026From UC Merced: Wildfire is reshaping the forests of California’s Sierra Nevada and affecting the water those forests supply to...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: More rain doesn’t mean fewer droughts Courthouse News Service Hydrology May 13, 2026Even regions accustomed to steady rainfall may need to rethink how they manage water. By Chloe Baul, Courthouse News Service...
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...
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...
WATER DESK: Scientists clash over how to track the West’s vital snowpack The Water Desk Hydrology December 22, 2025Supporters of airborne snow surveys dispute “hotspots” study on water forecasts By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk A controversial recent...
THE WATER DESK: When the West’s rivers surge each spring, older groundwater dominates the runoff The Water Desk Hydrology September 3, 2025A better understanding of groundwater in the headwaters could improve streamflow predictions. By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk Every spring,...
EOS: Scrambling to study smoke on the water American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 27, 2025Timely action shows the impact of urban fires on freshwater and marine ecosystems. By Grace van Deelen, EOS As multiple...
COLORADO NEWSLINE: The government takes a dim view of the Colorado River’s future. Is it too optimistic? Colorado Newsline Colorado River August 26, 2025‘Immediate action’ needed as states try to reach agreement about natural flow formula by Allen Best, Colorado Newsline A version...
UCANR: The impact of climate change on stormwater management UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Planning and management July 18, 2025By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, UCANR Climate change is affecting all parameters of the environmental spectrum and thus, all...
NIDIS: Digging Into the Significance of Soil Moisture at the 2025 National Soil Moisture Workshop NIDIS Hydrology July 8, 2025By NIDIS On the second morning of the 2025 National Soil Moisture Workshop, keynote speaker Syed Huq reminded the audience:...
EOS: Years-old groundwater dominates spring mountain streams American Geophysical Union Hydrology July 3, 2025Alpine rain and snow take much longer to percolate into western U.S. streams than previously thought, adding complexity to long-standing...
COLORADO RIVER: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features June 30, 2025Two years ago, the Colorado River Lower Basin states united to conserve an extra 3 million acre-feet of water by...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Wet soils increase flooding during atmospheric river storms Desert Research Institute Hydrology June 13, 2025A new study examined decades of atmospheric river storms across the West Coast to pinpoint the conditions that lead to...
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Spring runoff is older than you think University of Utah Hydrology June 4, 2025New research finds water flowing out of Western ranges is, on average, more than 5 years old, demonstrating that runoff...
