coloradosnow_tmo_20240319_lrg
March 22, 2024

Snowstorm Coats the Rockies

A potent storm pushed snowpack levels above normal across Colorado.

2024_01_30_SN_0019_Oroville_Lake_Level_DRONE
March 22, 2024

Storms Boost Forecasted California Water Supply

California's State Water Project has been focused on maximizing the capture and storage of water from this winter’s storms.

1-sea-level-Honolulu_4W6v8DW.width-1320
March 21, 2024

NASA Sees Spike in 2023 Sea Levels Due to El Niño

A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations.

drops-of-water-water-nature-liquid-40784 _2
March 21, 2024

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.

swot image.jpg
March 20, 2024

Webinar: Accessing Data for World's Water with NASA's SWOT Mission

Learn how to discover, access, and use Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission data and how these data could lead to new, innovative science and applications in the world of water.

1-GRACE-C_Engineer_well_depth.width-1320
March 20, 2024

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.

pexels-wendy-maxwell-12153265
March 18, 2024

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. 

KMG_gopro_fish_14005
March 14, 2024

Improving Salmon Habitat and Maintaining Hydroelectric Production in the Columbia River

Without more cool places for migrating salmon to rest as they move through the river, these iconic species could go extinct in the Columbia in as little as two decades.

pexels-snow-white-884186
March 13, 2024

Climate Change Weakening River Seasonality in North

Seasonal flow variability is decreasing as climate change alters Earth’s systems, creating challenges for water management.

2022_04_08_FL_0100_AEM_Aircraft
March 6, 2024

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.