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’...
THE CONVERSATION: Buried in mud: Wildfires threaten North American water supplies The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds February 11, 2020By François-Nicolas Robinne, University of Alberta; Dennis W Hallema, North Carolina State University, and Kevin D. Bladon, Oregon State University As...
BERKELEY LAB: How California wildfires can impact water availability Berkeley Lab Groundwater NewsWildfires and watersheds September 4, 2019New Berkeley Lab study uses supercomputers to analyze hydrological changes in a California watershed following a wildfire. By Julie Chao,...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western U.S., new study finds Desert Research Institute HydrologyWildfires and watersheds May 2, 2019From the Desert Research Institute: Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds offer to put water on California wildfires Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds August 8, 2018Despite repeated assurances California has enough water to fight the currently 18 major fires raging throughout the state, the Trump...
The unintended consequences of water conservation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 18, 2018Dr. Kurt Schwabe discusses the impact of water conservation on recycled water; Yorba Linda Water District GM discusses effects of...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds May 10, 2018From the Office of the Governor: In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
WEBINAR: Water Quality Concerns in Western Forests and Rangelands Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWildfires and watersheds March 21, 2018Webinar looks at what is being done to reduce impacts the impacts of wildfires on water quality and ecosystem health...
USGS DATA SPOTLIGHT: Linking atmospheric rivers to wildfire patterns in the Southwest USGS HydrologyWildfires and watersheds March 1, 2017New dataset and publication identify link between atmospheric rivers and wildfire in the interior Southwest. By the USGS Climate Adaptation...
