EOS: Scientists “Astonished” at 2023 Temperature Record American Geophysical Union Climate change January 12, 2024Global temperatures in 2023 smashed records by a wide margin, surprising climate scientists and highlighting the need for more research....
UCSB CURRENT: Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming UC Santa Barbara Colorado River December 12, 2023Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change Will Increase Wildfire Risk and Lengthen Fire Seasons, Study Confirms Desert Research Institute Climate changeWildfires and watersheds December 7, 2023Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon? Robin Meadows EcosystemsScienceWildfires and watersheds November 2, 2023By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Moving beyond crisis management for winter-run chinook Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookFish and wildlife July 25, 2023By Robin Meadows Two years ago, California’s winter-run chinook were dealt a devastating blow. These endangered salmon were already struggling...
BERKELEY LAB: Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change Berkeley Lab Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them Inside Climate News Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 26, 2023By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
GRIST: How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers Grist Climate changeHydrology March 15, 2023As storms get warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Spring sunny heat waves caused record snowmelt in 2021, adding to severe water supply impacts across the Western US Desert Research Institute Hydrology January 5, 2023A new study highlights how persistent high pressure in April 2021 drove widespread rapid snow loss From the Desert Research...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Drivers of and trends in Delta water temperature Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features July 14, 2022At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen’s report focused on the effects of...
NEVADA CURRENT: Latest climate report describes devastating impacts in store for Southwestern U.S. Nevada Current Climate changeColorado River March 4, 2022IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Survivor salmon that withstand drought and ocean warming provide a lifeline for California Chinook UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience October 28, 2021Late migration of outgoing juvenile fish is a crucial life history strategy for survival of spring-run Chinook salmon during drought...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Salmon predation in the Delta; Fact sheets on steelhead trout and chinook salmon; and the activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlife October 21, 2021At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on salmon...
NEVADA CURRENT: The IPCC report has a chapter on the Southwest, and it’s brutal Nevada Current Colorado River August 20, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Drought, wildfires, declining water supplies, threats to human health made even more dangerous by urban...
