Monthly Archives: February 2016

ENSO the Drought Strikes Back! The 2016 Drought so far – March 1

Posted on February 28, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund Summary of conditions February 2016 has been dry, despite El Nino-besotted promises of aqueous abundance. There is sometimes a difference between climatic conditions and hydrologic reality (and economic reality). Annual precipitation and snowpack are now about average … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want – A Mick Jagger Theory of Drought Management

Posted on February 21, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Jay Lund “You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You get what you need,” Rolling Stones (1969, Let It Bleed album) The ongoing California drought has many lessons for water … Continue reading →

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What lies behind the dam? In some cases, self-sustaining salmon

Posted on February 14, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By K. Martin Perales Chinook salmon are a remarkably adaptable species. There is good reason to believe there are multiple populations of landlocked Chinook salmon completing their entire life cycle above Central Valley dams. We recently documented spawning above six of … Continue reading →

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Wanted: student scientists looking for inspiration and adventure

Posted on February 7, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Sarah Yarnell and Ann Willis Every spring for the past 12 years, a class of a dozen or so UC Davis undergraduates ride a river in the American West for a learning adventure like none other in their college … Continue reading →

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