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...

DAN WALTERS: California’s future water supplies depend on the outcomes of four intertwined battles

Cal Matters

CommentaryPlanning and management

September 11, 2026

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Since the earliest years...

SCRIPPS: How does El Niño impact ocean ecosystems?

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Ecosystems

September 11, 2026

Scripps Oceanography experts weigh in on how ocean life is impacted by the climate event By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps...

UC BOULDER: The Colorado River water supply crisis in a few graphs: Part 2 Agricultural water use in the Lower Basin

University of Colorado at Boulder

Colorado River

September 11, 2026

From the University of Colorado at Boulder: The newly released Record of Decision for Colorado River operations and the Operating...

CRONKITE NEWS: Colorado River cuts haven’t hit Arizona farmers yet, but that might be coming

Cronkite News

Colorado River

September 11, 2026

By Ellis Preston, Cronkite News Most of the Colorado River water allocated to Arizona goes to agriculture. But for now,...

SCRIPPS: How does El Niño impact the California Coast?

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Hydrology

September 10, 2026

Scripps Oceanography scientists share how El Nino mean for the California coastline By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps Institution of Oceanography...

CA FARM WATER COALITION: Unified Water Plan charts a path to keep the San Joaquin Valley growing

CA Farm Water Coalition

Planning and management

September 10, 2026

California Farm Water Coalition welcomes the congressionally authorized plan and urges leaders at every level to fund it. From the...

NOAA FISHERIES: Start-up beaver dams transform parched California creeks into salmon havens, new research finds

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

September 10, 2026

Juvenile survival rose and adult returns surged in the Klamath Basin. By NOAA Fisheries Battered by early gold mining and...

PRESS RELEASE: Threatened fish thrive in restored SoCal creek, signaling success for water reliability

Guest Contributor

Fish and wildlife

September 10, 2026

From the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District: Just months after reconnecting Anza Creek to the Santa Ana River, San...

EDWARD RING: Comments on the “Water Quality Control Plan” for the Delta

Edward Ring

Planning and management

September 10, 2026

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Water Policy Center The August 2026 final draft of the...

PRESS RELEASE: Rainwater, wildfire runoff, and systems thinking come to Universal City

Guest Contributor

ANNOUNCEMENTSWater quality

September 10, 2026

The 2026 American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association International Conference will convene September 16–17 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal...

Statement from the Department of the Interior — Signing of Minute 334 between the United States and Mexico on Colorado River Operations for 2027 and 2028

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

September 10, 2026

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation welcome the signing of Minute 334...