California
California’s Drought is Driving Reservoirs to Near Historic Lows in 2021
Caitlin Dempsey
The second year of California's drought is driving down water levels in the state's reservoirs in 2021.
The Sonoran Desert is Losing Plants Due to Climate Change
Caitlin Dempsey
Between 1984 and 2017, a team of researchers utilized Landsat imagery to examine changes in vegetation in the Colorado Desert in Southern California.
California’s Largest Lake
Caitlin Dempsey
Floodwater from a broken irrigation canal gate in 1905 created California's largest lake.
Looking at Centuries of California’s Climate to Understand Fire Risk
Elizabeth Borneman
Researchers examined moisture patterns and atmospheric wind conditions in California using climate models and centuries of paleoclimate data (from 1571 to 2013).
Climate Change is Intensifying Drought in Southern California
Caitlin Dempsey
Researchers from UCLA and Columbia University discovered that the 2012–16 drought impacted Southern California more severely than northern regions.