August 3, 2018
Rivers in the sky: Improving predictions of atmospheric rivers to reduce risk
In early February 2017, authorities in Northern California ordered more than 180,000 residents around the Oroville Dam to evacuate over concerns …
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February 10, 2017
Comment: Atmospheric rivers increase water supply in California — but only to a point
December and January were very wet months in California, together landing in the top five of wettest two-month periods on record in Northern …
February 28, 2013
Sahara dust brings rain and snow to California
What triggers the mountain rain and snow that are vital to California’s water and energy needs? The answer, according to new research, is blowing …
January 5, 2012
Hazardous Living: Preparing for the storm of the century
They’re calling it “California’s Other Big One” — the giant storm that could drop more than two meters of rain on California and cause massive …