The Colorado River and its tributaries provide water for hydropower, irrigation and drinking water in seven U.S. states and Mexico. But since 2000, water managers have struggled to predict how much water will come from the snowpack. The problem lies with the lack of rainfall in the spring, according to new research from the University of Washington.
Tag: Spring
Managing Kids’ Seasonal Allergies Is Nothing to Sneeze at — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews
Spring will soon be in bloom, bringing runny and stuffy noses, sneezes and itchy, watery eyes.
Experts encourage sustainable wild leek harvesting to ramp up future growth
Though patches of wild onions, known as ramps, may appear thick and widespread for plucking each spring in Appalachia, West Virginia University experts caution overharvesting is a threat in many locations. Melissa Marra, associate professor of nutritional sciences at the…
GW Expert: Spring Travel Rebounding Strongly for 2023
As the spring break season gets underway in the U.S., experts say it’ll turn out to be a very busy couple of months for travel activities, both domestically and internationally. If you would like more context on this matter, please…
Horticulture expert addresses plant resiliency as seasons change
A West Virginia University expert is offering insights on the effects lingering winter weather and fluctuating temperatures could have on trees, shrubs and flowers heading into the official start of spring on Monday, March 20. Mira Danilovich, associate professor with…
Oregon State survey suggests charismatic songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined
The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast an OSU statistics professor estimated there were up to a quarter million of the birds on campus daily.
False spring: Climate change may erode frogs’ ability to withstand salt pollution
Climate change may erode frogs’ ability to withstand road salt pollution, according to researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Atmospheric Rivers Help Create Massive Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice
Warm, moist rivers of air in Antarctica play a key role in creating massive holes in sea ice in the Weddell Sea and may influence ocean conditions around the vast continent as well as climate change, according to Rutgers co-authored research. Scientists studied the role of long, intense plumes of warm, moist air – known as atmospheric rivers – in creating enormous openings in sea ice. They focused on the Weddell Sea region of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, where these sea ice holes (called polynyas) infrequently develop during the winter.
Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Cool, Dry May With Snow and ‘Endless Spring’
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 10, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick climatologist David A. Robinson is available for interviews on the unusually cool May in New Jersey, including the first measurable May snow in the Garden State since 1977. While many people remark…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Windy, Cool April Weather
New Brunswick, N.J. (May 7, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick climatologist David A. Robinson is available for interviews on the unusually windy and cool April in New Jersey, as well as the third least snowy season since 1895. “New Jersey’s May weather…
Start your garden right
An ounce of preparation in the spring for a summer of garden bounty.