Extreme weather

JPL: El Niño then and now

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

October 26, 2026

From NASA/JPL: El Niño is part of a natural climate pattern that occurs roughly every two to seven years, bringing...

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Climate change plus a super El Niño could add up to a record-wet winter for California

Yale Climate Connections

Hydrology

October 21, 2026

The Golden State has a long history of cataclysmic floods. By Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections California’s climate-change-and-El Niño-intensified extreme...

UC DAVIS: Where El Niño may impact California coastal areas this winter

UC Davis

Hydrology

October 21, 2026

Report identifies likely points of failure for California highways and other infrastructure from El Niño flooding By Kat Kerlin, UC...

THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is threatening California’s fragile coast again – the 1982‑83 El Niño opened eyes to the serious erosion risks

The Conversation

Hydrology

October 21, 2026

By: Gary Griggs, University of California, Santa Cruz California’s coastal bluffs and beaches look rugged, but they can be surprisingly...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The phenomenon that could blunt El Niño

Voice of San Diego

Hydrology

October 13, 2026

The Pacific Decadal Oscillation could stymie the effects of El Niño — at least, let’s hope so. By Mackenzie Elmer,...

GRIST: Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records

Grist

Hydrology

September 25, 2026

By Frida Garza & Kate Yoder, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter...

UC Santa Cruz researchers launch real-time study on kelp resilience as a super El Niño unfolds

UC Santa Cruz

Ecosystems

September 21, 2026

The sweltering seas expected this winter could threaten California’s kelp forests. UC Santa Cruz researchers are mobilizing to track the...

AG ALERT: El Niño increases chances of winter storms and floods

Ag Alert

Hydrology

September 16, 2026

By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern...

THE CONVERSATION: How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away

The Conversation

Hydrology

September 11, 2026

By Yongkang Xue, University of California, Los Angeles The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world...

SCRIPPS: How does El Niño impact the weather?

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Hydrology

September 9, 2026

Scripps Oceanography meteorologists and climate scientists answer questions about El Nino’s impact on weather By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps Institution...

SCRIPPS: What is El Niño and what makes this a very strong El Niño?

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Hydrology

September 8, 2026

Scripps Oceanography experts explain phenomenon, why this event is likely to be a very strong El Niño, and how these...

UCS: New study shows emissions from major climate polluters worsening water scarcity in California

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate change

August 25, 2026

From the Union of Concerned Scientists: A new peer-reviewed study published today in Nature’s Communications Earth and Environment journal by...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The biggest carbon polluters are to blame for half of Western water lost to climate change, ‘groundbreaking’ paper says

Inside Climate News

Climate change

August 25, 2026

Some of the most impactful changes have come in the stressed Colorado River basin. By Jake Bolster, Inside Climate News...

RESEARCH ARTICLE: Drought extremes are intensifying more rapidly than in the past

American Geophysical Union

HydrologyResearch article

August 18, 2026

Twenty ensemble members from a 600-year climate simulation reveal that drought extremes are intensifying more rapidly than in the past...

NCAR: Why only a few wildfires become extreme

Guest Contributor

Wildfires and watersheds

July 24, 2026

Hot, dry conditions set the stage, but it takes a short-lived local window of opportunity to produce an extreme wildfire...