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A wet winter in western states provided a short-term reprieve to the decades-long drought in the reservoir.

Much recent attention towards groundwater sustainability has focused on the heavily overdrafted San Joaquin Valley. However, the Sacramento Valley also needs to bring its groundwater basins into balance and avoid significant undesirable results of pumping.

A recent 23-year-and-counting megadrought on the overallocated Colorado River has led to significant cutbacks for Arizona and junior water rights holders. Could a desalination plant help?

About 36 million dead trees were recorded in California last year, a dramatic increase from previous years. A report by the U.S. Forest Service explains the die-offs are the result of drought, insects and disease.

Image of the day: As the lake in southern Oregon dries up, the remaining water is becoming too salty to support key food sources for birds.

Nine atmospheric rivers dropped feet of rain and snow across California and the West Coast from late December to mid-January. The deluge caused deaths, landslides and flooding, but improved the drought situation across a large chunk of the western United States.

There is no historic precedent for today's conditions in the Colorado River. The most severe drought for around 1200 years, climate change and rising temperatures are making it hard to predict the river's future.

Researchers have found evidence that El Niño is getting stronger in living and fossilized Galápagos corals.

To prevent devastating droughts and floods, humanity can tune in to natural solutions to repair water cycles disrupted by human development.

Three consecutive years of La Niña conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean make it a rare “triple dip” event.