Warming temperatures Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

WATER DESK: Climate change made the West’s snow drought far more likely—but it’s still not the new normal

August 4, 2026

Q&A with hydrologist Adrienne Marshall on why this past winter’s snowpack fell so low, how global warming increased the odds...

GRIST: Wildfire prevention has always been a challenge in the West. Hotter, drier weather is making it worse.

Grist

Wildfires and watersheds

July 31, 2026

In an overheating era, the old ways of keeping fires from raging out of control may no longer work By...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Global warming unmakes winter in the West

Inside Climate News

Climate change

July 23, 2026

A new climate attribution study shows that heating from greenhouse gases could drive extreme snow droughts in the region every...

UC IRVINE: As snowpack shrinks, Sierra Nevada mountain ponds undergo dramatic change

UC Irvine

Ecosystems

July 17, 2026

From UC Irvine: On a summer afternoon in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain pond can look calm and still, reflecting...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: New paper shows surges of concentrated precipitation can lead to dryer landscapes

Inside Climate News

Hydrology

May 15, 2026

Snow and rain in the American West is concentrating at one of the highest rates in the world, researchers found,...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: More rain doesn’t mean fewer droughts

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology

May 13, 2026

Even regions accustomed to steady rainfall may need to rethink how they manage water. By Chloe Baul, Courthouse News Service...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The next El Niño could lock earth into a hotter climate

Inside Climate News

Hydrology

April 27, 2026

The Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not. By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate...

THE CONVERSATION: What the historic snow drought means for water, wildfires and the future of the West

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

March 26, 2026

By Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University Across much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the...

EOS: Future Hotspots of Atmospheric Rivers

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

March 3, 2026

Atmospheric rivers can produce heavy precipitation and associated hazards worldwide. A new study identifies regions where these hazards have already,...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Climate change, the Delta, and its watersheds: What we know, what we don’t, & what surprises might be out there

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

January 21, 2026

California’s climate is changing in ways that challenge our understanding of water management, ecosystems, and infrastructure. From rising temperatures and...