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The series is co-hosted by NIDIS and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center, with expert speakers from the research community, tribal nations, and government agencies.

One week, it’s fires; the next, it’s feet upon feet of snow.

The biologists working in a fish hatchery near Shasta Dam grew increasingly concerned last year when newly hatched salmon fry began to act strangely — swimming around and around, in tight, corkscrewing motions, before spiraling to their deaths at the bottom of the tanks.

Special Project on SGMA Publishing Soon in Western Water; Groundwater Map and Layperson's Guide Among Array of Educational Materials

Lake levels are well below average as we near the end of January. This can have adverse effects on those using the lakes, as well as the habitat.

A jet stream pattern change will take shape on the West Coast later this week bringing rain and mountain snow to California and other parts of the West.

NIDIS, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System, has launched a redesigned U.S. Drought Portal to better serve stakeholders, decision makers, the media, and the public. 

The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) has released its annual report of district accomplishments throughout the state. The list includes increasing water efficiency, managing stormwater, and reforesting landscape damaged by wildfires. There are 96 resource conservation districts in California.

The CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) is accepting applications for multi-benefit ecosystem restoration & protection projects under its Propositions 1 Grant Program. The deadline is Feb. 19 & CDFW will host an online application workshop, Jan. 26.

It’s official: 2020 ranks as the second-hottest year on record for the planet, knocking 2019 down to third hottest, according to an analysis by NOAA scientists.

Governor’s Task Force Outlines Actions to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Improve Health of Forests and Wildlands.

Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday.