Monthly Archives: September 2021

Developing tools to model impaired streamflow in streams throughout California

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Andrew Rypel

by Jeanette Howard, Kirk Klausmeyer, Laura Read, and Julie Zimmerman Droughts are extreme, but not necessarily extreme events — at least not in the way we humans usually experience events as discrete, episodic occurrences. Droughts are continuous and exhausting; they … Continue reading →

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Risk Rating 2.0: A first look at FEMA’s new flood insurance system

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Andrew Rypel

By Ryan Miller, Peter Hansen, and Nicholas Pinter Risk Rating 2.0 has been called the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)’s most significant reform in 50 years.  Roughly 77% of customers of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) nationwide will see … Continue reading →

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Could California weather a mega-drought?

Posted on September 12, 2021 by jaylund

By Jay Lund “Mega-drought” has become a frightful “thing” in public and media discussions.  In the past 1,200 years, California had two droughts lasting 120-200 years, “megadroughts” by any standard. Could the state’s water resources continue to supply enough water … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Three Decades of Evolution of Cropland use in the Central Valley

Posted on September 5, 2021 by jaylund

by José M. Rodríguez-Flores, Spencer A. Cole, Alexander Guzman, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Jay R. Lund, Daniel A. Sumner California’s Central Valley is the source of more than $30 billion of farm value. It produces more milk than any state outside California, … Continue reading →

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