USGS: New AI tool forecasts drought 90 days ahead nationwide USGS Planning and management April 1, 2026System gives water managers, farmers, and communities early warning of streamflow drought conditions By the USGS The U.S. Geological Survey...
NOAA RESEARCH: Groundbreaking atmospheric river forecasting collaboration crosses the finish line NOAA Research Planning and management March 27, 2026From NOAA Research: A cutting-edge forecast system developed by NOAA, Colorado State University, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the...
DWR is taking action as high temperatures prompt early snow runoff Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management March 17, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: Early season heat is rapidly wiping out California’s giant, frozen reservoir – the Sierra...
KARLA NEMETH: DWR continues to improve forecasting as spring heats up in California Department of Water Resources (DWR) CommentaryPlanning and management March 12, 2026By Karla Nemeth, DWR Director For California water managers, the painfully sunny skies of March 2026 bear striking resemblance to...
USGS: Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the US from 1979-2021 USGS Science February 21, 2026USGS scientists recently published four decades of modeled daily stream temperature values for nearly 60,000 river reaches across the lower...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta data offline? No more X2? Monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows Cariad Hayes Thronson Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 9, 2026by Cariad Hayes Thronson Big changes are likely on the way for the Delta, thanks to new federal policies, state...
USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary USGS Planning and management January 13, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment bulk density is a physical property of the sediment bed...
EOS: Satellite radar advances could transform global snow monitoring American Geophysical Union Planning and management January 6, 2026The recent SnowEx campaign and the new NISAR satellite mission are lighting the way to high-resolution snowpack monitoring and improved...
CAL MATTERS: Trump move to break up atmospheric research center threatens wildfire, storm predictions Cal Matters Policy and regulation December 20, 2025‘This is only going to hurt Americans.’ Scientists, California state officials say the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle a key...
THE CURRENT: Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050, UCSB scientists warn UC Santa Barbara Ecosystems September 6, 2025By Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study...
MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: A new lens on the Colorado River: Why future projections will look bleaker Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 3, 2025The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell...
THE WATER DESK: When the West’s rivers surge each spring, older groundwater dominates the runoff The Water Desk Hydrology September 3, 2025A better understanding of groundwater in the headwaters could improve streamflow predictions. By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk Every spring,...
UC BERKELEY: Modeling the key role of irrigation for farming in a hotter world UC Berkeley Agriculture July 23, 2025From UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: For over a century, agricultural scientists have sought to unravel...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds Inside Climate News Colorado RiverHydrology July 18, 2025Climate change is warming the North Pacific Ocean, leading weather patterns that drive drought in the U.S. Southwest to persist...
DWR advances groundbreaking climate-resilient flood mapping through FEMA partnership Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management July 17, 2025Pioneering effort modernizes flood risk analysis in California’s Central Valley by integrating future climate scenarios, revealing a growing risk of...
