UC MERCED: Agencies, local stakeholders must collaborate to restore wildlands UC Merced News November 22, 2024 109From UC Merced: As wildfires grow in intensity and frequency, it’s vital that agencies and local stakeholders work together to...
PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies Guest Contributor News November 12, 2024 1061By Jim Peifer, Executive Director, Regional Water Authority Though summer is behind us, the risk of wildfires persists in our...
CAL MATTERS: Here we go again: California prepares to battle Trump over environmental policies Cal Matters News November 8, 2024 283A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air,...
WATER DESK: Post-fire study finds snowpack melts earlier Mitch Tobin News November 8, 2024 145Loss of forest canopy and deposition of ash alter forest hydrology By Mitch Tobin, Water Desk As the American West...
LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants Maven News October 31, 2024 195By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on 10/30/2024. Over the past decade, about 67 million...
EOS: California wildfires and weather are changing erosion patterns American Geophysical Union News October 17, 2024 72Sediment runoff from the state’s increasingly severe wildfires and heavy rain events may affect ecosystems and water resources downstream. By...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Aquatic ecosystems aren’t immune to wildfire impacts, research shows Inside Climate News News September 16, 2024 73Emerging research is unraveling the complex ways wildfires affect lakes, streams and the ocean. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s wildfires Inside Climate News News September 12, 2024 117Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering...
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: Planning for resilience: Understanding the connections between forests, fire, water, and drought Maven News September 4, 2024 147By the National Park Service You may know Yosemite National Park for its spectacular scenery, waterfalls, granite rock faces, or...
USGS: Erosion following wildfire has increased in California since 1984 USGS News August 29, 2024 86By the USGS: In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists compiled one year’s worth of soil and sediment erosion quantities occurring after...
USGS: Wildfire and extreme rain intensify erosion and sediment flow, USGS-led study shows USGS News August 29, 2024 55In a warming climate, increased wildfire activity coupled with extreme rain events is causing significant erosion, leading to heightened sediment...
THE CONVERSATION: Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems The Conversation News August 26, 2024 58By Lauren Magliozzi, University of Colorado Boulder A tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock The Conversation News August 13, 2024 77By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Tracking the restorative effects of good fire Elyse De Franco News August 9, 2024 115DRI’s Gabrielle Boisramé has been studying the transformative impact of Yosemite’s natural fire experiment for over a decade. By Elyse...
USGS: Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams USGS Science August 5, 2024 128By the USGS: New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater...