STATELINE: Climate Change is Pushing Toxic Chemicals into Drinking Wells Stateline Groundwater NewsWater qualityWildfires and watersheds April 28, 2022By Erika Bolstad, Stateline Don Myron is probably best known as the guy who survived one of the deadliest fires...
EOS: Forest Fires Could Boost Western U.S. Water Supplies American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds February 21, 2022Streamflow in the West has been below average since the early 2000s, but a new analysis shows that streams aren’t...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell UC Santa Cruz ScienceWildfires and watersheds February 2, 2022By Kathleen Wong, UC NRS In 2020, a massive lightning storm ignited wildfires across much of Northern California. Among the...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
USGS: How wildfires threaten water supply by releasing sediment USGS Water qualityWildfires and watersheds October 25, 2021In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...
CAL MATTERS: Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds August 31, 2021Researchers have already seen drops in Lake Tahoe’s clarity during the fires. The damage could be temporary, or it could...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Does cold wildfire smoke contribute to water repellent soils in burned areas? Desert Research Institute EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds May 25, 2021A new DRI pilot study finds severe water repellency in sand samples after treatment with both hot and cold smoke....
CA FISH AND WILDLIFE JOURNAL: Effects of Fire on California’s Natural Resources Maven EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds January 6, 2021The California Fish and Wildlife Journal concludes the 2020 Special Issue installments with the winter quarter’s Special Wildland Fire Issue....
EOS: “Thirstier” atmosphere will increase wildfire risk out West American Geophysical Union HydrologyWildfires and watersheds December 2, 2020New climate projections could inform long-term wildfire and water resources management strategies in California and Nevada. By Sarah Stanley, EOS...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate change and “atmospheric thirst” to increase fire danger and drought in Nevada and California Desert Research Institute Climate changeWildfires and watersheds November 19, 2020New study shows impacts of increased levels of evaporative demand as climate grows warmer and drier From the Desert Research...
Forest management and urban forestry Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWildfires and watersheds October 17, 2020With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health and...
CAL MATTERS: Unsafe to drink: Wildfires threaten rural towns with tainted water Cal Matters Water qualityWildfires and watersheds October 7, 2020The damage to water systems can linger for years. The cost in just one small town: as much as $150...
COMMENTARY: Mega fires and mega floods: California’s new extremes require a response of similar scale Cal Matters Climate changeCommentaryWildfires and watersheds October 5, 2020By Joshua Viers, director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Science (CITRIS) at UC Merced,...
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....
CAL MATTERS: ‘Debate is over,’ California’s governor says. ‘This is a climate damn emergency.’ Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation September 11, 2020As more than two dozen fires still rage, Newsom stands amid charred parkland, vowing to ratchet up the state’s ‘inadequate’...
