Tag: Andrew Nichols
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Eager for rain – and floods – on California’s floodplain playground: the lower Cosumnes River
By Andrew Nichols California’s drought plays on, and a recent series of storms to start the New Year have done little to change this broken record. However, promising weather conditions suggest a change of tune may be coming soon. This is exciting news for drought-stricken California, bringing hope of full reservoirs and an extended spring…
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Creeks that cool down as summer heats up
By Ann Willis and Andrew Nichols Summer has just begun and conditions on many of California’s drought-stricken rivers and streams are already looking grim for cold-water fish. Endangered winter-run salmon may not survive a repeat of last summer’s nearly total loss of eggs and fry from an over-heated Sacramento River. Low and warm flows in…