Temperature Archives

August 24, 2026

By Michael Milstein, UC Davis A secret to the survival of juvenile salmon as they form in their eggs is...

NOAA FISHERIES: The 15-day window that may decide salmon survival

August 24, 2026

Chinook need cold water in first weeks for their eggs to survive. By NOAA Fisheries Traditional field research combined with...

USGS: Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the US from 1979-2021

USGS

Science

February 21, 2026

USGS scientists recently published four decades of modeled daily stream temperature values for nearly 60,000 river reaches across the lower...

NEVADA CURRENT: Warmer water in Lake Mead risks vital operations

Nevada Current

Colorado River

February 5, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Rising water temperatures across the Colorado River and its reservoirs are creating new challenges for...

NOAA FISHERIES: Anglers catch salmon for science as tracking reveals risks facing adult fall-run chinook

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

December 2, 2025

Research detects water temperatures that may affect salmon survival. By NOAA Fisheries Many thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon migrated beneath...

UC BERKELEY: Modeling the key role of irrigation for farming in a hotter world

UC Berkeley

Agriculture

July 23, 2025

From UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: For over a century, agricultural scientists have sought to unravel...

EOS: Abrupt climate shifts likely as global temperatures keep rising

American Geophysical Union

Climate change

July 22, 2025

A computer vision technique modified to scan climate model data is helping scientists predict where and when rapid climatic shifts...

SFEWS: Traditional knowledge and current science inform conservation and preservation practices in the Delta

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science Research article

June 30, 2025

This edition of SFEWS (Volume 23, Issue 2) includes research on integrating traditional knowledge with science in the Delta, a...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite best hopes, Southwest drought may be here to stay

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 21, 2024

Climate scientists say increasing global temperatures have driven soil moisture in the Southwest below a critical point, creating a positive...

NIDIS: New research finds rising heat driving Western droughts

NIDIS

Hydrology

November 9, 2024

Higher temperatures can cause droughts even with normal precipitation Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought...

SJV WATER: Extreme, prolonged heat is straining drinking water wells throughout the San Joaquin Valley

SJV Water

Water quality

August 7, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Despite back-to-back good water years, domestic wells are still drying up all across the valley...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Earth saw its hottest day on record two days in a row

Courthouse News Service

Climate change

July 25, 2024

Greatly above-average temperatures in Antarctica have contributed to the back-to-back daily records. By Christina van Waasbergen, Courthouse News Service Monday...