blog post Video: Making the Most of a Wet Year By Sarah Bardeen May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 ... ... freaked out about storage,” he said, referring to the low reservoirs and meager snowpack, which supplies about 30% of the state's water.
event Making the Most of a Wet Year Apr 27, 2023 California just saw one of the driest and warmest three-year periods on record end in an epic wet season. As we head into spring, when snow melts and demand ...
blog post The Mad Dash to Save Dairy Cattle as Tulare Basin Flooded By Caitlin Peterson, Sarah Bardeen Apr 24, 2023 Apr 24, 2023 ... What's happening with dairies in the Central Valley right now? In January and February, beautiful, cold snows brought the snowpack in the ...
blog post Californians See a Need for Immediate Action on Climate Change By Dean Bonner Apr 21, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 ... ... more than $5 billion in damage across the state—with more damage expected when the Sierra Nevada snowpack melts in the coming weeks.
blog post An Epic Snowpack May Test Water Management in the San Joaquin Valley By Jeffrey Mount Mar 13, 2023 Mar 13, 2023 ... It is reasonable, given the immense snowpack, to anticipate and prepare for a very wet spring in the Tulare Lake Basin and the adjoining San ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... The snowpack—that once-reliable annual source of water—is diminishing as temperatures rise. Water withdrawals during multiyear droughts are ...
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Climate warming will reduce the amount of water stored in snowpack—an important source of cold water for many native species. Additional changes include a ...
blog post Commentary: Four Strategies for Managing California’s Crucial Watershed By Ellen Hanak, Greg Gartrell May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022 ... This is drying out vegetation and soils, shrinking the snowpack—a key part of seasonal water storage—and reducing available runoff.
blog post What’s Really Important? Putting Recent Water News into Perspective By Sarah Bardeen Dec 8, 2021 Dec 8, 2021 ... We need a strategy to use uncaptured flood flows to bring groundwater basins into balance. And as the climate warms and the snowpack shrinks, ...
blog post Drought, Water Supply Are Top Environmental Concerns in California By Rachel Lawler, Annabelle Rosser, Gokce Sencan Aug 5, 2021 Aug 5, 2021 ... The warming climate is exacerbating California's drought conditions and threatening the snowpack. The current drought is leading to stressed ...