Recent trends in the wind-driven California current upwelling system
This work focused on a sensitivity study of the estimated trends in upwelling winds in the California Current Upwelling System, for the period 1996–2018.Read More →
A Shorter, Sharper Rainy Season Amplifies California Wildfire Risk
This article provides an overview of California wildfire risk.Read More →
A Later Onset of the Rainy Season in California
This paper addresses quantitative changes in the onset, amounts, and termination of the precipitation season over the past 6 decades, as well as the large‐scale atmospheric circulation underpinning the seasonal cycle changes.Read More →
Extreme Runoff Generation From Atmospheric River Driven Snowmelt During the 2017 Oroville Dam Spillways Incident
This study suggests that unusually warm temperatures during winter atmospheric river storms in the Western United States are associated with flood risk due to substantial rainfall and snowmelt. Read More →
Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California
This report highlights how anthropogenic climate change has influenced wildfires in California. Read More →
Scientists See Fingerprints of Climate Change All Over California’s Wildfires
This article discusses how climate change is influenced the jet stream that drives California's wildfires.Read More →
Anthropogenic warming impacts on California snowpack during drought
Anthropogenic warming reduced average snowpack levels by 25%.Read More →
Climate Justice and the Application of Probabilistic Event Attribution to Summer Heat Extremes in the California Central Valley
This study applies probabilistic event attribution (PEA) to explore the climate attribution of recent extreme heat events in California's Central Valley. Read More →
Anthropogenic Warming Has Increased Drought Risk in California
This study finds that precipitation deficits in California were more than twice as likely to yield drought years if they occurred when conditions were warm. Read More →
Examining the Contribution of the Observed Global Warming Trend to the California Droughts of 2012/13 and 2013/14
Long-term SST warming trends did not contribute substantially to the 2012/13 and 2013/14 California droughts. North Pacific SSTs were exceptionally warm, however; and coupled models indicate more frequent extreme precipitation.Read More →