UC DAVIS: Securing California’s flood-resilient future amid political and climate-driven storms UC Davis Planning and management October 29, 2026Report Identifies 5 Key Actions California Can Take to Build Its Flood Resilience by UC Davis News and Media Relations...
ARMY CORPS: Why build a levee where there’s no water? Maven Planning and management October 29, 2026Lower San Joaquin River Project strengthens levees to reduce flood risk near Stockton, California By the Army Corps of Engineers...
CAL MATTERS: Vital Central Valley flood control levees are poorly maintained, state watchdog finds Cal Matters Planning and management October 21, 2026Nearly a third of local agencies running Central Valley levees have kept up “unacceptable” maintenance, some for years, and the...
DWR: As new water year begins, California prepares for strong El Niño and expanded water supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Hydrology October 2, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: Today marks the start of Water Year 2027 in California and the Department of...
AG ALERT: El Niño increases chances of winter storms and floods Ag Alert Hydrology September 16, 2026By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern...
UC BERKELEY: Can ‘digital twins’ help California manage its growing flood risk? UC Berkeley Planning and management August 14, 2026UC Berkeley researchers are creating virtual simulations of the Lower Pajaro River Valley to better integrate ecology, climate change and...
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...
USGS: Morphodynamics of dune-based coastal flood mitigation under sea level rise USGS Climate changeResearch articleScience July 29, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Natural and engineered sand dunes serve as barriers to protect against...
EDWARD RING: Dredging the Delta can prevent a catastrophe Edward Ring CommentaryEcosystems July 23, 2026By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center It’s January 2027, and for the...
SJV WATER: Will the “super” El Niño fill Tulare Lake? A Fresno engineer thinks it’s almost certain SJV Water Hydrology July 22, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water El Niño is coming. Of that, scientists seem sure as ocean temperatures continue to heat...
DRI: A new tool can help protect communities from flooding and optimize reservoir management during rain-on-snow events Desert Research Institute Hydrology June 16, 2026DRI’s Snowpack Runoff Decision Support Tool monitors runoff potential in mountain snowpacks to give water managers and emergency planners unprecedented...
NOAA: El Niño and high tide flooding, a possible double whammy for some coastal communities in 2026 NOAA Research Hydrology May 18, 2026NOAA’s National Weather Service is predicting El Niño is likely to emerge by July 2026 and continue through the winter,...
EOS: How wildfires worsen flood risk American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds April 30, 2026by Nathaniel Scharping, EOS A new approach to analyzing watersheds shows how storms occurring after a wildfire can have higher...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 9, 2026The San Joaquin Basin faces complex water management challenges that demand a unified approach. Decades of groundwater overuse, increasing flood...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Accounting for soil saturation enhances atmospheric river flood warnings Desert Research Institute Hydrology March 1, 2026Early warnings for atmospheric river-induced flooding are greatly improved by accounting for the impact of saturated soils. From the Desert...
