blog post California’s Latest Drought in 4 Charts By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Jeffrey Mount, Michael Dettinger May 3, 2021 May 3, 2021 ... In both regions, snowpack is better than it was in 2014 and 2015—but not enough to provide significant drought relief.
Fact Sheet Droughts in California By Jeffrey Mount, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan Apr 13, 2021 Warming is also decreasing the proportion of precipitation that falls as snow. Snowpack is an important part of the state's water storage system, accounting for ...
blog post California’s 21st Century Megadrought By Jeffrey Mount, Michael Dettinger Jun 23, 2020 Jun 23, 2020 ... Warm years diminish snowpack, reducing an important source of spring runoff into reservoirs. Extended warm and dry periods lead to snow ...
blog post Why the Big Drop in California’s Colorado River Water Use? By Lori Pottinger Mar 2, 2020 Mar 2, 2020 ... The excellent snowpack in the Sierra in 2019 meant the agency got a good water allocation from the State Water Project, meaning it needed ...
blog post A Changing Water Landscape By Ellen Hanak Jan 13, 2020 Jan 13, 2020 ... Climate change is bringing pressures that will seriously impact California's water system: warming temperatures, shrinking snowpack, ...
blog post Reducing Flood Risk in the Central Valley By Lori Pottinger Nov 19, 2019 Nov 19, 2019 ... ... “pineapple express” floods (like the January 1997 floods) that come from rainfall on large snowpack. PPIC: Talk about the flood plan.
event Preparing California’s Water System for Climate Extremes Nov 5, 2019 Warmer temperatures, a shrinking snowpack, shorter and more intense wet seasons, more volatile precipitation, and rising seas are stressing water management ...
blog post Managing Urban Water During Dry Times: The California Example By Ellen Hanak, David Mitchell Oct 7, 2019 Oct 7, 2019 ... Record-high temperatures and record-low precipitation reduced water stored in mountain snowpack and intensified drought conditions in other ...
Fact Sheet Climate Change and California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Daniel Swain, Paul Ullrich Sep 4, 2019 Managing water is at the forefront of climate change adaptation in California. Five climate pressures—warming temperatures, shrinking snowpack, shorter and ...
Fact Sheet California’s Water Grid By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount Sep 4, 2019 Five key climate pressures—warming temperatures, shrinking snowpack, shorter and more intense wet seasons, more frequent extreme wet and dry years, ...