- Los Angeles Times: In virtual mega-drought, California avoids defeat
- Los Angeles Times: Subsurface water intakes feasible for desalination plant, study finds
- Guardian Liberty Voice: California Heat and Drought
- Plumas County Newspapers: Sierra Nevada forest health in rapid decline, drought adds fuel to the fire
- Napa Valley Register: Drought takes its toll on local honey bees
- San Francisco Chronicle: Water Fights: Bay Delta Conservation Plan and the California Water Bond
- News & Observer: Science briefs: Some coral may thrive as oceans warm
- Maven’s Notebook: Delta Levee Investment Strategy update: Presentation and discussion of the Levee Investment Issue Paper