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What does (slow) water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten.

Erica Gies is an independent journalist who covers science and the environment from Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California.…

2 years ago

THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies…

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These 2 NASA satellites are ‘smart water meters’ that can track groundwater in Northern California

Northern California's surface water is relatively easy to track. Mainly because we can see it: accumulating in the snowpack and…

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From snowpack to groundwater: Here’s a look at water supply conditions across California

The first week of February brought only modest amounts of rain and snow but despite that, California's snowpack and many…

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Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply During Extreme Weather Events

Photo: Deep snow has blanketed the meadow where the second media snow survey of the 2023 season was held at…

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