Catch up on recent Water in the West news, analysis, media coverage, and event announcements as well as reports and other outputs from recent workshops and dialogues.
September 01, 2017 | Stanford News Service | News
Stanford experts comment on how climate change and infrastructure planning contribute to the severity of impacts from extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey.
August 31, 2017 | Water in the West | Insights
We had the chance to visit with two farmers, Cannon Michael of Bowles Farming Company and Brandon Morris of B&D Morris Farms, about what it is like as farmers in California and what they wish the rest of us knew about water, food, and agriculture.
In the Media
September 01, 2017
Live Science
Newsha Ajami and Richard Luthy discuss how long it will take for floodwaters to drain out of Houston and how the city can prepare for future flood events.
August 31, 2017
Los Angeles Times
Noah Diffenbaugh states the the rapid development, strength, and stalling of Hurricane Harvey are all questions scientists will be looking to answer in an article discussing the increasing intensity of weather events, like hurricanes.
August 30, 2017
The Washington Post
Noah Diffenbaugh quoted in an article concerning global climate change, the increasing intensity of hurricanes, and how researchers are studying the connections between the two.
Featured Workshops & Dialogues
Innovative Water Financing Roundtable
June 6, 2017 - 8:30am to June 22, 2017 - 4:15pm
A roundtable convened by Stanford University's Water in the West and The Govenor's Office of Planning and Research to discuss innovative ways to finance water projects.
Read moreGeophysical Methods for Sustainable Groundwater Management
October 13, 2016 - 8:00am
Stanford University’s Water in the West Program, the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, in conjunction with California State University’s Center for Collaborative Policy hosted this workshop as part of the groundwater workshop series. This workshop focused on Geophysical Methods for Sustainable Groundwater Management.
Read moreFeatured Video
September 27, 2016
On Sept 27, 2016, Stanford experts met in Sacramento for a briefing on California's critical groundwater supply hosted by Water in the West. Panelists included: Leon Szeptycki, Executive Director of Water in the West, Rob Jackson, Professor at Stanford University, Rosemary Knight, Professor at Stanford University, and Tara Moran, Sustainable Groundwater Program Lead with Water in the West.
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