Climate change Archives ~ Page 12 of 14 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK STAGING

THE CONVERSATION: Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates – it’s a clear sign of climate change

May 24, 2021

By Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced, and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, McGill University The Western...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Ensuring the reliability of the State Water Project, part 2: Assessing climate change vulnerabilities and addressing aging infrastructure

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

April 7, 2021

One of the California Water Commission‘s statutory responsibilities is to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: As climate warms, summer monsoons to produce less streamflow

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

February 1, 2021

New study holds implications for future water supply in the Colorado River Basin From the Desert Research Institute: In the...

YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 16, 2020

From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...

FEATURE: How dynamic are property rights in water?

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Best of the Notebook Climate change Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

October 21, 2020

Professor Holly Doremus is a leading scholar and teacher in the areas of environmental law, natural resources law, and law...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate Change Fueling More Intense Megadroughts in US West

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

August 16, 2020

Hotter temperatures from climate change will likely mean the worst megadrought the region has ever seen. By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse...

FEATURE: The state of California’s environment

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

July 1, 2020

Friends of the River co-founder Mark Dubois and current Executive Director Eric Wesselman discuss the protections for California rivers and...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The 2019 State Water Project Review

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

May 28, 2020

Water Code section 165 requires the California Water Commission to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...

FEATURE: Predicting and planning for extreme precipitation from atmospheric rivers

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Hydrology Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 20, 2020

On Feb. 27, 2019, an atmospheric river 350 miles wide and 1,600 miles long barreled through the sky, funneling moisture...

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: The magic water wand

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 1, 2020

If you had a magic wand that could give you unlimited funding, could change any law, write any new law,...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Loss of Reflective Snowpack Causing Colorado River to Dwindle

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

February 20, 2020

Water is evaporating from the Colorado River Basin faster than rainfall can replenish it, researchers said in a study published...

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger

The Conversation

Hydrology

January 27, 2020

By Tom Corringham, University of California, San Diego Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably...

FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management Policy and regulation

December 4, 2019

In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to...

COURT DOCS: Operational plan for Glen Canyon Dam

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

October 2, 2019

From Courthouse News Service: Save the Colorado, et al. sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court, claiming the environmental...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

September 5, 2019

Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...