Parade of East Pacific storms to affect all of California as subtropical jet strengthens Maven Other News Item January 2, 2016Long-awaited pattern change finally at our doorstep From Daniel Swain at the California Weather blog: “A handful of modest weather...
California Weather Blog: A new year, a new ridge: dry and warm conditions return to California, but how does the present pattern compare to last year’s? Maven Other News Item January 18, 2015From the California Weather Blog: Weather conditions over the past two months have varied wildly throughout California.Extremely heavy precipitation and...
California Weather Blog: Windy and cold weather on the way, with low elevation snow possible in SoCal, then a dry and cold start to the new year Maven Other News Item December 31, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “After an extremely wet December across much of Northern California, the latter half of the...
California Weather Blog: Much-needed rains return to California (and there’s more to come), but severe long-term drought continues Maven Other News Item December 15, 2014From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: A very impressive winter storm brought widespread heavy rainfall to most of...
Satellites, river stage graphs, rainfall maps, atmospheric rivers, and more: Internet resources for watching the storm and waterways Maven Other News Item December 12, 2014Here are some internet resources where you can find information on weather conditions, river flows, and reservoirs that might be...
California Weather Blog: Powerful, potentially damaging storm to bring very heavy rainfall and high winds to Northern California Maven Other News Item December 9, 2014From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: Very strong storm–perhaps strongest since 2008–will arrive in California late Wednesday The...
2014-15 Winter Season Outlook Maven Meetings December 8, 2014When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions. Will it be wet or dry? What about...
Dr. Dan Cayan: Climate Change and California’s Water: What Challenges Can We Anticipate? Maven Best of the Notebook December 1, 2014Dr. Dan Cayan is the director of the Climate Change Center at Scripps and also concurrently holds a research position...
California Weather Blog: Active weather pattern on tap for California; high uncertainty remains regarding precipitation amounts Maven Other News Item November 27, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “Despite the arrival of substantial early-season rainfall across the far northern portions of the state...
California Weather Blog: A dry start to autumn for most of California as amplified North American pattern continues; Prospects for rain murky Maven Other News Item November 15, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “A rather extraordinary sequence of atmospheric events has unfolded over the Pacific Ocean and across...
Climate change and paleoclimatology: Putting California’s drought in a long-term perspective Maven Best of the Notebook November 3, 2014The University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) has developed a series of webinars titled Insights: Water and Drought...
California Weather Blog: Early-season storm for NorCal this weekend; extraordinary drought continues, but pattern different from last year Maven Other News Item October 25, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “This will be a rather brief update, and will focus on the projected arrival of...
California Weather Blog: Shift to more unsettled weather pattern across Northern California, but no major rain events on horizon Maven Other News Item October 14, 2014From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: “Warm, dry, and occasionally windy conditions have been the rule across most...
California Weather Blog: Some September rain for parts of Northern California, but no sign of a wet fall Maven Other News Item September 23, 2014From the California Weather Blog: A fairly deep trough (for this time of year) is currently approaching California from the...
Brown Bag Seminar: Climate, drought, and change Maven Event coverage September 8, 2014California is one of a handful of Mediterranean climates in the world, characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet...