UC Berkeley |

Water harvester delivers fresh water from air

Powered only by sunlight, a next-generation water harvester has pulled drinking water from thin, desert air.

UC Riverside |

Toilet-to-tap water gets its first blind taste test

The results will definitely surprise you.

UC Irvine |

Rain goes rogue

Climate change appears to be skewing weather patterns, making it harder to predict wet and dry years.

UC Irvine |

New drought index provides insight all over the globe

Keeping track of the climate just got easier, thanks to a new satellite-based monitoring tool.

UCLA |

UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historic context

Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past, a new study shows.

UC Riverside |

California could get wetter this century

An analysis of 38 climate models suggests the state may want to break out its umbrella.

UC Riverside |

Providing clean water for a growing population

A new method to squeeze every drop from brine will alleviate water shortages in arid regions.

UC Newsroom |

California’s force for research innovation

UC graduate students visit with lawmakers in Sacramento to share bold ideas for tackling California's big challenges.

UC Davis |

UC Davis launches $1.4M project to help Kenya's rural poor

Grant will help develop a set of interventions for poverty and drought.

UC Davis |

A house designed for drought

UC Davis students tackle the water crisis in their entry for the Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon.

UC Natural Reserve System |

Drought strikes centuries-old California oaks

An estimated 100 million trees have died during the most severe dry spell in living memory.

UC Merced |

Grad student’s water-mapping work leads to national recognition

Using big data to streamline water planning and fight climate change.