CAL MATTERS: Dozens of California dams need repair as El Niño winter draws closer Cal Matters Planning and management October 14, 2026An audit found 57 California dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition, and the 40 riskiest sit near big coastal cities. The...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California auditor gives damning assessment of state’s dams Courthouse News Service Planning and managementReports October 14, 2026The state has more than 50 badly degraded dams. Fixing them all would cost some $28 billion. Not fixing them...
CAL MATTERS: Fierce floods or wild waves? How San Diego is preparing for a winter of extreme weather under El Niño. Cal Matters Planning and management August 1, 2026As a “super El Niño” season gains steam, San Diego contends with aging stormwater systems and century-old dams. By Deborah...
AGU: Exposing the most dangerous dams in the US American Geophysical Union Planning and management December 19, 2025New research aims to create the first country-wide database of unsafe dams and the communities they threaten, using data from...
