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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: Planning for resilience: Understanding the connections between forests, fire, water, and drought

September 4, 2024 139

By the National Park Service You may know Yosemite National Park for its spectacular scenery, waterfalls, granite rock faces, or...

DOE: When a summer drought begins in the winter: investigating snow drought

US Department of Energy

News

August 29, 2024 178

From Shannon Brescher Shea, Department of Energy, Office of Science From thirsty agricultural crops to whitewater rafters contemplating a low...

WATER DESK: Q&A: Defining the “snow deluge” and projecting its future

Guest Contributor

Science

May 31, 2024 56

Scientist Adrienne Marshall explains why these extreme snow years are expected to decline in our warming world. By Mitch Tobin,...

WATER DESK: Ten visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply

The Water Desk

News

April 27, 2024 255

By Mitch Tobin, the Water Desk A recent federal synthesis of climate change research paints a grim portrait of snow’s...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features

February 23, 2024 381

by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

Desert Research Institute

Science

February 21, 2024 122

DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...

NIDIS: Changing climate behind sharp drop in snowpack since 1980s

NIDIS

News

January 25, 2024 131

Study finds steepest drops in areas of the Northern Hemisphere reliant on snow for water. By Morgan Kelly, Dartmouth Scientific...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: ‘Snow drought’ darkening California’s water outlook

Courthouse News Service

Agency News

January 23, 2024 134

While statewide rainfall is below average, climatologists are especially concerned about the lack of snow in California’s largest “reservoir” —...

EOS: Dust Is Melting Snow—And Current Models Can’t Keep Up

American Geophysical Union

News

October 25, 2023 46

Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...

THE CONVERSATION: Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists

The Conversation

News

March 14, 2023

By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...

PNNL: Studying water in the mountain air

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Science

April 26, 2022

PNNL scientists participate in project to collect climate data in Colorado mountains By Allan Brettman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory An...

CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.

Cal Matters

News

January 5, 2022

California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...

BERKELEY LAB: Managing water resources in a low-to-no-snow future

Berkeley Lab

Science

October 26, 2021

With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and...

EOS: The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect

American Geophysical Union

News

September 24, 2021

Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt? by Korena...

BERKELEY LAB: How California wildfires can impact water availability

Berkeley Lab

News

September 4, 2019

New Berkeley Lab study uses supercomputers to analyze hydrological changes in a California watershed following a wildfire. By Julie Chao,...

Snowpack

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: Planning for resilience: Understanding the connections between forests, fire, water, and drought

DOE: When a summer drought begins in the winter: investigating snow drought

WATER DESK: Q&A: Defining the “snow deluge” and projecting its future

WATER DESK: Ten visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water supply

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

NIDIS: Changing climate behind sharp drop in snowpack since 1980s

COURTHOUSE NEWS: ‘Snow drought’ darkening California’s water outlook

EOS: Dust Is Melting Snow—And Current Models Can’t Keep Up

THE CONVERSATION: Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists

PNNL: Studying water in the mountain air

CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.

BERKELEY LAB: Managing water resources in a low-to-no-snow future

EOS: The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect

BERKELEY LAB: How California wildfires can impact water availability

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph

SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history

PRESS RELEASE: Klamath Dam removal comes to a close (with before and after photos)

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with Marty Ralph; Nowhere in America is safe from climate-fueled storms and fires; CA’s new water recycling rules turn wastewater to tapwater. What this means for you; and more …