Tag: Water whiplash

We need to step up our game on evaluating drought risk

elevated drought risk impact Feb 20 2022
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The Department of Water Resources’ new California Water Watch website is a great new resource, however, the site appears to miss information on the rapidly developing drought. The website displays statewide precipitation for the water year to date. It also displays a map of “Drought Risk Impacts” based on precipitation being less than 70% of … Continue reading We need to step up our game on evaluating drought risk

California water whiplash predicted in 2012 study

Tree in wet and dry landscape
~ Deirdre Des Jardins ~ 3 Comments

Water whiplash  in California was predicted in a 2012 study by Sarah Null and Josh Viers, funded by the California Energy Commission's PIER program. The study shows the importance of independent research. At the time of Null and Viers' CEC study, the Department of Water Resources' climate change simulation methods used Global Circulation Model (GCM) … Continue reading California water whiplash predicted in 2012 study