INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them Inside Climate News Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 26, 2023By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water manager ripped over poor climate change planning Courthouse News Service Climate change May 25, 2023The state auditor pointed to the California Department of Water Resources’ outdated forecasts that may not account for extremes brought...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeWater project operations May 25, 2023By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: New study looks at stressors that impact presence or absence of Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience May 25, 2023At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted a study funded by...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Why California’s Water Extremes Are Wilder than Ever — And What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows HydrologyPlanning and management May 9, 2023Written by Robin Meadows What a relief last winter is finally over. In late December, California was hit by the...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply During Extreme Weather Events Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate change April 10, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric rivers in early 2023 demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme...
NASA/JPL: Ranking Atmospheric Rivers: New Study Finds World of Potential NASA/JPL Hydrology March 16, 2023By NASA/JPL Like hurricane categories, a scale for atmospheric river storm severity could help communities around the globe compare and...
JEANINE JONES: Drought and lessons learned Maven HydrologyNotebook News and Features March 1, 2023At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...
DWR NEWS: California’s Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Are Key to Managing Floods and Water Supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations January 16, 2023By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, it is critical for the State...
CA WATER COMMISSION: The Department of Water Resources looks to improve runoff forecasting as it plans for another dry year Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 20, 2022At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners were given a briefing by the Department of Water Resources...
FIVE QUESTIONS: Deirdre Des Jardins with California Water Research Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features September 14, 2022Deirdre Des Jardins, Director of California Water Research, has become a bit of a fixture at state agency meetings, such...
EOS: Assessing Water Infrastructure Investments in California American Geophysical Union Policy and regulation May 4, 2022Exploratory modeling in California’s Central Valley indicates that evaluating the costs, benefits, and risks to individual providers is necessary to...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Study develops framework for forecasting contribution of snowpack to flood risk during winter storms Desert Research Institute Planning and management May 3, 2022New research advances effort to create a decision-support tool for reservoir operators and flood managers From the Desert Research Institute:...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply in a Hotter Climate Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changePlanning and management April 11, 2022From DWR News On April 8, DWR published the Bulletin 120 and Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast update. The Bulletin...
