NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms Robin Meadows News February 23, 2024 369by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate...
SGMA Implementation: DWR’s Groundwater Models Provide Valuable Resources for Managers of California’s Critical Water Supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News February 2, 2024 134From the Department of Water Resources California’s historic effort to bring sustainability to the state’s critically important groundwater basins revealed...
NIDIS: Understanding Water Supply Forecast Error on the Colorado River Press Release/Notice News January 10, 2024 110By Peter Goble, Russ Schumacher, Colorado Climate Center The Colorado River is perhaps the most critical resource to the southwestern...
EOS: Weather and watershed forecasting make for dam smart water use American Geophysical Union News December 13, 2023 67By Nicole Choi, AGU In December 2012, heavy downpours from an atmospheric river—a long atmospheric pathway that transports large amounts...
PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam Press Release/Notice Reports December 5, 2023 183Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...
EOS: Dust Is Melting Snow—And Current Models Can’t Keep Up American Geophysical Union News October 25, 2023 46Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...
PRESS RELEASE: Weather Tools, Inc. Partners with Baron Weather, Inc. to revolutionize water year precipitation forecasting for California Press Release/Notice News October 11, 2023 62Press release from Weather Tools, Inc. Weather Tools, Inc. (Weather Tools) an innovative weather forecasting company based in Chico, CA,...
DWR NEWS: New Water Year Underway, California Prepares for a Possible Wet El Niño Year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News October 4, 2023 90From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today highlighted how the State and its federal...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California prepares for El Niño winter after a year of extreme heat and floods Courthouse News Service News October 3, 2023 1033The state water department’s director said her highest priority is for the federal government to help improve California’s ability to...
NASA Tech Lets Scientists See Snow-Water Through the Trees Press Release/Notice News September 21, 2023 71From NASA: NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a...
DELTA SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Fall X2 Action, Delta collaborative modeling project funded Maven Delta scienceScience September 14, 2023 139At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a recent study on...
USGS VIDEO: From Snow To Flow – When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go? USGS Podcasts and webinars August 4, 2023 44By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist Learn about USGS science seeking to understand the effects of climate change and future of...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned Robin Meadows Delta scienceScience August 2, 2023 411by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2023 Integrated Modeling Framework Workshop Summary Press Release/Notice Science July 26, 2023 45From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Integrated Modeling...
DWR: Roadmap for a Climate Resilient Forecasting Framework Press Release/Notice Agency News July 26, 2023 166From the Department of Water Resources: Climate change is altering the timing, pace, and scale of the weather events that...
