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...
NASA tracks snowmelt to improve water management NASA/JPL Hydrology April 25, 2025By Erica Heim, NASA As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth’s most precious resources – water – NASA’s...
AG ALERT: Better data key to informed water policy decisions Ag Alert Planning and management March 6, 2024By Christine Souza, from Ag Alert To adapt to climate extremes and become more water resilient in California, modernizing the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 23, 2024by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate...
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: Water managers utilizing technology, innovation to combat effects of drought Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 14, 2022One of the panel discussions highlighted new technologies and tools water managers are using to get the most out of...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply in a Hotter Climate Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changePlanning and management April 11, 2022From DWR News On April 8, DWR published the Bulletin 120 and Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast update. The Bulletin...
CAL MATTERS: Snow levels low: As temperatures rise, review of California water projections gains urgency Cal Matters HydrologyPlanning and management February 23, 2022The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests Desert Research Institute HydrologyPlanning and management January 22, 2018From the Desert Research Institute: Many Western communities rely on snow from mountain forests as a source of drinking water...
