Wow! Our drought study – MacDonald, G. M., Moser, K.A., Bloom, A. M., Potito, A.P., Porinchu, D.F., Holmquist, J.R., Hughes, J. and Kremenetski, K.V. 2016. Prolonged California aridity linked to climate warming and Pacific sea surface temperature. Nature.Com/Sci. Rep. 6, 33325; http://www.nature.com/articles/srep33325 – garnered international press coverage in print, online, television and radio. It wasContinue reading “International Press Coverage on Drought Study”
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New Study on Drought by MacDonald Lab
I was the lead author on a new study of California drought based on using lake sediment records from the Sierra Nevada to look at how past climate warming has impacted the Pacific Ocean and California hydroclimate. This work took many years and was a real team effort between the MacDonald Lab’s graduate students andContinue reading “New Study on Drought by MacDonald Lab”
KQED Article on Lake Mead and California’s Water
I was recently interviewed for a Water Deeply article on what the falling levels of Lake Mead might mean to California in terms of water. Clearly not a good situation in store for us here in Southern California if present trends continue. Here is the KQED Public Broadcasting Link – http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/06/21/what-lake-meads-record-low-means-for-california/
Glen Sproul dit MacDonald 