blog post Testimony: Adapting California’s Water Rights System to the 21st Century Climate By Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Jeffrey Mount Feb 28, 2023 7 days ago ... The climate shifts that California is experiencing—with warmer temperatures, less reliable snowpack, and more intense droughts—have exposed ...
blog post New Horizons for Senior Fellow Alvar Escriva-Bou By Sarah Bardeen Feb 24, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 ... ... Alvar Escriva-Bou has contributed enormously to our research, particularly around drought, agriculture, and the San Joaquin Valley.
blog post Commentary: Lack of Water Is Forcing Major Changes in Valley Agriculture, New Analysis Says By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Josué Medellín-Azuara Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 ... Agriculture is a key driver of the regional economy in the San Joaquin Valley, but the valley faces a future with less water: our latest ...
blog post Can Nine Atmospheric Rivers Recharge California’s Groundwater? By Sarah Bardeen Feb 6, 2023 Feb 6, 2023 ... In the wake of last month's storms, many people are wondering if we're socking away any of that bounty for a drought-y day.
blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... A massive amount of water is moving through the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta in the wake of recent storms, and calls have risen from all ...
blog post Crisis Communication Suffers During Natural Disasters By Jeffrey Mount Jan 12, 2023 Jan 12, 2023 ... Walloped by a series of atmospheric rivers, California is grappling with an unfolding natural disaster. In any disaster, communication is ...
blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... With the arrival of a series of atmospheric rivers, drought-weary Californians are now confronting the weather whiplash that's a hallmark of ...
blog post The Promise of a Wet January By Jeffrey Mount Jan 5, 2023 Jan 5, 2023 ... ... the needs of communities, farms, and the environment during drought. ... both more intense droughts and stronger atmospheric rivers.
blog post 2022 Year in Review By Mark Baldassare Dec 15, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 ... During the past year, California worked to rebound from the pandemic while confronting drought, inflation, an economic divide, and political ...
blog post California’s 2022 Fire Season: “A Remarkably Different Year” By Sarah Bardeen Dec 12, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 ... Millions of acres are still green but in the most vulnerable state you could imagine, because of climate change, higher temperatures, drought ...