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Warmer temperatures will increase rainfall during heavy wintertime precipitation events and reduce snowpack that usually melts throughout the spring and summer.
25 years after the Northridge earthquake, researchers are using the latest information and technology - including accelerometres, artificial intelligence, machine learning, Google Earth, and international databases - to understand and manage earthquake risks in both California and more widely across the United States.
New research projects that the state of California will experience a much greater number of extremely wet and extremely dry weather seasons — especially wet — by the end of the century. The authors also predict that there will be a major increase in the likelihood of severe flooding events, and that there will be many more quick changes from one weather extreme to the other.
This report provides information on future projections of climate change and its impact in California's Sierra Nevada, including on its snowpack and subsequent water resources.
Programs in which people pay landholders to support natural systems that provide benefits like flood protection, biodiversity and carbon storage, are expanding around the world. A new study identified more than 550 programs active worldwide, in both developed and developing countries, with more than $36 billion in annual transactions.
This report outlines a project to track the recovery of residential building stock following the 2014 Napa, California earthquake.
The American Southwest is experiencing an unprecedented climate state with magnified variations in temperature and climate, including greater rainfall and more serious drought. Similar conditions are caused by the El Niño Southern Oscillation, and analysing this weather phenomenon can help researchers develop wildfire management strategies for the future.
The crisis at Oroville Dam should be a wake-up call to those making infrastructure decisions today that will affect Californians for many years to come, write Alex Hall and Mark Gold. California’s infrastructure needs to be designed for the state’s future climate.
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.