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Musings about climate change, water, and society

Levees and groundwater supply: the connection

UC Davis hydrogeologist and CCWAS IGERT PI Graham Fogg appeared on Capital Public Radio's Insight program to discuss levee setback, floodplains, and groundwater recharge on the Cosumnes River. According to Fogg, groundwater has...

Climate change educational outreach at Davis High School

When is the best time to educate people about climate and their function within our environment? I would say that every time is a good time! My colleague Josephine Fong recently posted on her experience with middle school students, and here I will tell...

Is this Drought a Precursor of the Future? Depends on Who You Ask. Highlights from the 2015 CCWAS Water Scarcity Conference

California has endured another winter of exceedingly low statewide precipitation on the heels of the 2013-14 record-breaking drought. The Sierras have accumulated a meager snowpack that is the lowest in recorded...

Making every drop count

Check out today's post on the California Water Blog by CCWAS trainers Josh Viers and Graham Fogg: drought, flood protection, floodplains, and groundwater recharge.    

Water for food for thought….

We've all heard, time and again, that California farmers produce about half of this country's fruits and vegetables. The recent drought has focused attention and scrutiny on all aspects of water use in California, including agriculture. The result...