Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult
A new, USC-led study of more than 1,000 years of North American droughts and global conditions found that forecasting a lack of precipitation is rarely straightforward.
Wax on: How wheat plants shield themselves during drought
As water supplies decline in major agricultural states, scientists explore how to generate plants that are more drought-resistant.
Drought Answers Buried in the Mud
To dig up history on climate change and drought, Sarah Feakins studies the sediment on lake bottoms.
USC Viterbi examines Los Angeles’ water issues — and it’s not just the drought
Fascinating website is launched in honor of World Water Day.
Can Technology Beat the California Drought?
USC Dornsife students make an environmental difference
By learning how to write a funding grant, they propose ways to help the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center and LA Coliseum.
Students, staff and faculty make sustainability a priority
Inspired by the USC provost, Trojans hike their efforts in research and creative activities to improve the environment.
Poll: California voters increasingly squeezed by drought
More than half of the state’s voters oppose paying more for water as a solution, new USC Dornsife/LA Times poll shows.
It’s not me, it’s you: Californians are breaking up with their lawns
The ongoing drought gives residents a chance to demonstrate creativity and self-expression in landscape choices, since it’s not easy being green.
State’s water woes can be overcome — at a price, Gov. Jerry Brown tells USC audience
Conservation, allocation and technology are key, he says, but all will take time.
Umbrellas come out on a rainy Friday
As semester winds down, wet weather is almost becoming commonplace.
It never rains in Southern California? Man, it pours
The USC campus gets a second wet day, but the showers are unlikely to impact the state’s ongoing drought.
As drought drags on, USC alum shares his wisdom on water
Rodney Swan, who shifted from finance to farming after getting his master’s, focuses on California’s troubling dry spell.
Hilda Blanco shines a national spotlight on climate change
USC Price professor contributes to two reports, urging leaders to change the present course.