The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events -- called ephemeral streams -- do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. New research suggests ...

In the face of climate change and worsening cycles of drought, California water managers have been increasingly focused on the precise tracking of water resources. Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is ...

Non-perennial rivers and streams - those that periodically cease flowing - are critical components of aquatic systems and comprise over half of global river and stream systems. We argue for ...

Hydrological alteration and climate change are making urban rivers drier and more intermittent, but limited understanding of urban stream network dynamics prevents effective, context-specific ...