World Water Day: Water for Peace
This year’s theme, “Water for Peace,” encourages the world to focus not only on the conflicts, but also on how water can be at the center of peacebuilding.
US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity mission will extend a decades-long record of following shifting water masses using gravity measurements.
What’s Worse Than a Flood? A Debris Flow
While flood flows are dominated by water, debris flows are a slurry of a lot of things, including boulders.
California Water Department Completes First Phase of Innovative Groundwater Mapping Program
State-of-the-art helicopter-based technology and local coordination improve management of our underground water supply.
U.S. Cities Could Be Capturing Billions of Gallons of Rain a Day
With better infrastructure and “spongy” green spaces, urban areas have made progress but should be soaking up way more free stormwater.
Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates
Rapid declines are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California, the most extensive analysis of groundwater trends so far shows.
Preparing for Wet Years in the Face of Climate Change
A commentary discusses the need to accelerate California's planning for the wet years that are bound to happen.
Looking Back at 2023’s Volatile California Water Year
The driest three-year period on record gave way to a series of atmospheric rivers early in the year that pummeled the state.
First Snow Survey of Season Finds Below-Average Conditions for California
With above-average reservoir levels, El Niño, and a dry start to the water year, California is preparing for flood or dry conditions in the months ahead.
Addressing Groundwater Overdraft in the Sacramento Valley
Though the Sacramento Valley has relatively abundant surface-water supplies, groundwater is also key for many of its communities and farms.