WATER DESK: In burned forests, the West’s snowpack is melting earlier The Water Desk Wildfires and watersheds November 14, 2025As blazes expand to higher elevations, the impacts cascade downstream By Mitch Robin, The Water Desk As the American West...
UC DAVIS: Lake Tahoe algae experiment suggests seasonal shifts ahead UC Davis Ecosystems October 7, 2025As the climate warms and nutrient inputs shift, what can cool, clear lakes expect? By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As...
WATER DESK: Human emissions are helping fuel the Southwest’s epic drought The Water Desk Colorado River October 6, 2025Three studies of the Pacific Ocean conclude that lower precipitation isn’t just due to natural causes By Mitch Tobin, Water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone Courthouse News Service Climate change October 2, 2025New research shows that the small glaciers that overlook Yosemite National Park predate humans coming to North America. And soon...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Temperatures and Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise Inside Climate News Climate change August 15, 2025An acceleration of warming that started in 2023 continued through 2024, according to the latest annual climate assessment by the...
EOS: Rising concerns of climate extremes and land subsidence impacts American Geophysical Union Climate changeGroundwater NewsScience June 10, 2025Increasing interplay among extreme events and land subsidence impacts calls for urgent mitigation and policy action to reduce detrimental ramifications...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1 Guest Contributor Delta science April 1, 2025From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...
CU BOULDER: One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century University of Colorado at Boulder HydrologyScience November 18, 2024By Yvaine Ye, Colorado University at Boulder With the climate pattern known as El Niño in full force from mid-2023...
EOS: Many of the world’s cities have gotten wetter American Geophysical Union Climate changeScience October 17, 2024Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than in...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Rising temperatures will significantly reduce streamflow in the Upper Colorado River basin as groundwater levels fall, new research shows Desert Research Institute Climate changeColorado RiverScience May 24, 2024Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing...
EOS: The escalating impact of global warming on atmospheric rivers American Geophysical Union Climate changeScience February 12, 2024by Saima May Sidik Ribbons of water vapor called atmospheric rivers wind through the troposphere, moving the planet’s moisture from...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management August 2, 2023by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter...
CAL MATTERS: California’s ancient ‘asbestos’ forests no longer seem immune Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds September 28, 2020The North Coast’s rainforests are hotter, drier and less foggy. That means more dangerous fires that can scar iconic redwoods....
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features February 21, 2018In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run. Adult...
THIS JUST IN … New Report Shows 74 Percent of California’s Native Salmon, Steelhead and Trout Likely to Be Extinct in 100 Years, 45 Percent in 50 Years if Trends Continue Cal Trout Fish and wildlifeReports May 16, 2017“State of the Salmonids II: Fish in Hot Water” report details crisis, IDs opportunities to reverse trend From Cal Trout:...
