Tag Archives: flood

Capturing El Niño for the underground

Posted on October 13, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Philip Bachand, Helen Dahlke, William Horwath, Thomas Harter and Toby O’Geen A much-anticipated “Godzilla” El Niño this winter may refill California’s drought-diminished reservoirs, but it won’t do much to restock the severely depleted aquifers we rely upon to get … Continue reading →

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Making every drop count in drought – and deluge

Posted on April 9, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Joshua Viers and Graham Fogg A little publicized but highly curious part of the emergency drought legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last month advances hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up and replace aging levees in flood … Continue reading →

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