Despite record-breaking rainfall in October and December, the California Drought still persists. Over the past several months, media outlets have asked The Center for Watershed Sciences' researchers to answer questions, provide context, and debunk myths circulating on the current California Drought. Here, we compile a summary of some top features as a resource.

News

• Drought threat lingers over Northern California; "Hope for rain" - San Francisco CBS - 2020-01-23
• 'Near-complete loss' of young salmon in Sacramento River possible, California officials say - SF GATE - 2021-07-20
• Wildlife officials ask people to change how and when they fish during drought - KCRA - 2021-07-22 
• Warming California rivers are killing fish, imperiling industry - LA Times - 2021-07-26
• Who is to blame for California's Drought? - UC Davis News - 2021-09-15
• Western U.S. grapples with water issues amid driest year in a century - The Globe and Mail - 2021-10-19 
• UC Davis professor weighs in on drought State of Emergency - Fox 40 News - 2021-10-21
• Heavy rains welcome, but don’t end drought - Agri-Pulse Communications - 2021-10-27
   

Perspectives from the California WaterBlog  

1. Continued drought early in a possibly wet year. by Jay Lund, 2022-01-09
2. How dry will 2022 be? by Jay Lund, 2021-11-28
3. Adjusting past hydrology for changes in climate. by Jay Lund, 2021-11-21
4. Which species will survive? Climate change enhances the vulnerability of California freshwater fishes to severe drought. by Peter Moyle, 2021-11-14
5. Managing Water Stored for the Environment During Drought. by Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Michael Dettinger, Kristen Dybala, Gokce Sencan, Anna Sturrock, Barton “Buzz” Thompson, Harrison “HB” Zeff, 2021-11-07
6. Can one atmospheric river end California’s drought? by Andrew Rypel & Jay Lund, 2021-10-31
7. The Big California Drought Stories of 2021. by Jay Lund, 2021-10-03
8. Could California weather a mega-drought? by Jay Lund, 2021-09-12
9. 2021 Drought in California – in one page. by Jay Lund, 2021-08-22
10. The California Water Model: Resilience through Failure. by Nicholas Pinter, Jay Lund, Peter Moyle, 2021-08-01
11. California’s Missing Forecast Flows in Spring 2021 – Challenges for seasonal flow forecasting. by John Abatzoglou, Anna Rallings, Leigh Bernacchi, Joshua Viers, Josué Medellín-Azuara. 2021-07-18
12. California isn’t running out of water; it’s running out of cheap water. by Wyatt Arnold, 2021-07-11
13. Drought Makes Conditions Worse for California’s Declining Native Fishes. by Peter Moyle and Andrew Rypel. 2021-06-27
14. Mitigating Domestic Well Failure for SGMA and Drought in the San Joaquin Valley. by Rob Gailey and Jay Lund. 2021-06-20
15. Jobs and Irrigation during Drought in California. by Josué Medellín-Azuara and Jay Lund, 2021-06-06
16. Dollars and Drought – Windfalls for innovation or entrenchment? by Jay Lund, 2021-05-31
17. A few Lessons for California’s New Drought. by Katrina Jessoe, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Peter Moyle,  John Durand, Ann Willis, 2021-05-16
18. Do largemouth bass like droughts? by Andrew Rypel, 2021-05-02
19. How dry is California? What should we prepare for? by Jay Lund, 2021-04-25
20. California’s New Drought. by Jay Lund, Andrew Rypel, and Josué Medellín-Azuara, 2021-03-14
21. February 1: Is California Still Heading for a Multi-Year Drought? by Jay Lund, Peter Moyle, and Andrew Rypel, 2021-02-01

This post was last updated 11 Jan 2022.