Southern California Archives ~ Page 5 of 14 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

February 22, 2025

By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Along with the fairly recent popularization...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Weather whiplash is amplifying wildfire risk

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 19, 2025

A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic...

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

Stanford University

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...

CAL MATTERS: Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities

Cal Matters

Ecosystems Wildfires and watersheds

February 12, 2025

San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this...

LA WATERKEEPER: Boeing Company loses Santa Susana lawsuit; New monitoring detects toxic discharges into Los Angeles River

Los Angeles Waterkeeper

Water quality

February 3, 2025

From the Los Angeles Waterkeeper: The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), situated in the hills between Simi Valley and Los...

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Southern Californians’ per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years

Metropolitan Water District

Planning and management

January 31, 2025

Decline by 45% supported by Metropolitan’s $1 billion investments in conservation alongside region’s commitment to sustainability. Press release from the...

CAL MATTERS: Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

January 30, 2025

LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow...

EOS: How much did climate change affect the Los Angeles wildfires?

American Geophysical Union

Science Wildfires and watersheds

January 29, 2025

High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes. By Emily Dieckman, EOS Climate change made...

CAL MATTERS: The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is

Cal Matters

Wildfires and watersheds

January 28, 2025

By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In just a single...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California leaders condemn Trump executive order tying water policy to wildfire relief

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Wildfires and watersheds

January 28, 2025

Trump claims his order will send more water to firefighters in Southern California. Except the Central Valley Project only delivers...

GOV. NEWSOM: Hear the experts give the real facts on California water

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation Wildfires and watersheds

January 27, 2025

From Governor Newsom: Scientists, water managers, state leaders, and experts throughout the state are calling out the federal administration’s ongoing...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump, Newsom keep it amicable on president’s visit to fire-devastated LA

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Wildfires and watersheds

January 25, 2025

The president said that the damage from two devastating wildfires will get fixed as he arrived in LA to survey...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: What do the deadly Los Angeles fires mean for the city’s wildlife?

High Country News

Wildfires and watersheds

January 21, 2025

Wildlife biologist Miguel Ordeñana explains how blazes push animals into the unknown. By Kylie Mohr, High Country News Note: This...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Wildfires are too much for municipal water systems. In Los Angeles, firefighters tried anyway.

High Country News

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

January 19, 2025

Water systems aren’t designed for unlimited demands during wildland-urban interface fires. by Kylie Mohr, High Country News When wind-driven embers...