Water Content

(W)ringing in the New California Water Year

Andy Fell — October 01, 2024 - 2:19pm

Oct. 1 marks the start of a new water year in California, as we head into the cooler, rainier months. In a new blog post, Jay Lund and Alvar Escriva-Bou at the �ٺ��Ƶ Center for Watershed Sciences and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering reflect on the year just ending and what might be ahead for WY2025.

The Salmon Diaries: Life Before and After Klamath Dam Removal

Katherine E Kerlin — July 15, 2024 - 9:00am

From the Klamath River to the lab, to the ear bones of fish, �ٺ��Ƶ scientists are helping to answer a big dam question: How will salmon use the river following the world's largest dam removal project?

A Drying Salton Sea Pollutes Neighboring Communities

Emily C Dooley — May 29, 2024 - 12:00pm

Dust particles from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed increased air pollution in local communities, found a �ٺ��Ƶ study. The pollution coincides with reduced flows into the lake.

Alaska’s Rusting Waters: Pristine Rivers and Streams Turning Orange

Emily C Dooley — May 20, 2024 - 11:54am

Thawing permafrost in Alaska could be exposing minerals to weathering, which is staining rivers orange. �ٺ��Ƶ and partners are investigating.

Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

Malia N Reiss — March 26, 2024 - 9:17pm

�ٺ��Ƶ Law Professor Karrigan Börk's paper proposing a water rights solution won the Morrison Prize, which recognizes the most impactful sustainability-related legal paper in North America.

With Flood Risk Rising, Can Community-Based Insurance Fill a Gap?

Katherine E Kerlin — February 26, 2024 - 9:15am

�ٺ��Ƶ helps Isleton, California, launch the state's first community insurance program focused on flood risk, climate adaptation and sustainability in Sacramento County.

California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 �ٺ��Ƶ Projects

Katherine E Kerlin — August 23, 2023 - 5:16pm

UC awards four �ٺ��Ƶ projects with California Climate Action Grants. They'll focus on solar energy, urban streams, health impacts of wildfires and landscape resilience for California Indian Allotment lands.

Climate Change Experts List

Katherine E Kerlin — August 05, 2023 - 12:14pm

The interdisciplinary nature of the University of California, Davis, yields a deep bench of climate change experts who can discuss with reporters various aspects of climate change and the many facets of life it touches.

Find experts by category in the lists below:

Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

Amy M Quinton — April 25, 2023 - 12:08pm

Learn about �ٺ��Ƶ’ innovative approach to growing crops with less groundwater in drought-prone regions like California. Farm sustainably for a better future.

Lake Tahoe’s Clarity the Best It’s Been Since 1980s

Katherine E Kerlin — April 10, 2023 - 9:15am

In 2022, Lake Tahoe was the clearest it has been since the 1980s, due in part to a resurgence of the lake’s native zooplankton, finds the �ٺ��Ƶ Tahoe Clarity Report.