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COURTHOUSE NEWS: California sees big dividends in groundwater supply thanks to wet winter duo Courthouse News Service Groundwater News May 7, 2024State water officials say California needs five consecutive winters like 2023 to recover from years of drought-induced overpumping. By Natalie...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Wet March boosts Colorado snowpack, streamflow forecasts Aspen Journalism Colorado River April 13, 2024Runoff still depends on temperature, dust on snow By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The month of March in Colorado was...
NASA Tech Lets Scientists See Snow-Water Through the Trees NASA/JPL Hydrology September 21, 2023From NASA: NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: West gets reprieve from drought, but forecasters predict change as El Niño approaches Courthouse News Service Current Conditions June 15, 2023Parts of the western United States saw snow water equivalent levels 200% to 300% higher than normal. By Natalie Hanson,...
NEVADA CURRENT: More snow in the mountains may not lead to more water, study finds Nevada Current Hydrology January 23, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Mountains in the southwestern U.S. are welcoming record-breaking snowpacks this year, but new research shows...
