Climate change is drying out rivers across the country. A new AI forecasting tool can help managers, governments and water users plan.

Communities around the world rely on snowmelt to meet water demands, and periods of lower than normal snow accumulation, snow droughts, can decrease water supplies. Leveraging 172 minimally disturb...

A review and synthesis of post-wildfire shifts in hydrologic processes and streamflow generation mechanisms, Ebel, Brian A, Hammond, John C, Walvoord, Michelle A, Partridge, Trevor F, Rey, David M, Murphy, Sheila F

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Nature Water - Forests cover almost a third of earth’s land and supply high-quality streamflow and groundwater. A global synthesis of forested catchments provides surprising insights into the...

Using visualisation typologies, we developed a diagnostic evaluation method for eight user-controlled ensemble FIM visualisations. Key design challenges include unclear messaging, non-accessible and ...

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Snow sublimation is significantly reduced following a wildfire A thinning prescription that targeted ladder fuels and white fir had minimal impacts on sublimation and the overall water balance

Abstract. Large-sample hydrology datasets have advanced hydrological research, yet the impact of landscape map details on identifying dominant streamflow generation processes remains underexplored. Th...

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and #climate. 12/17/2025 topic: This will be a special emergency livestream to discuss the context and broader implications of breaking news last n

The groundwater-crop-irrigation interactions across the US Corn Belt amplify convective storm frequency, extend storm lifetime, and accelerate storm movement, based on a high-resolution regional clima...

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A powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week.

Dozens of rivers were forecast to spill their banks across the Pacific Northwest, as Washington state braced for its worst flooding in at least 16 years.

Gov. Ferguson is asking the federal government to approve an expedited emergency declaration for the 'extremely serious' situation.