Juliet Christian-Smith is a climate scientist and California water expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/juliet-christian-smith/rss en Climate & Weather Energy Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:00:58 +0000 Juliet Christian-Smith https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/09/08/climate-change-is-at-the-heart-of-californias-water-future https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/09/08/climate-change-is-at-the-heart-of-californias-water-future We should spend less time worrying about El Niño or La Niña weather patterns and more time dealing with the fact that climate change will be the biggest force in the state’s water future, writes scientist Juliet Christian-Smith. Energy Environment & Wildlife Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:46:07 +0000 Juliet Christian-Smith https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/07/12/leave-californias-new-water-in-the-ground https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/07/12/leave-californias-new-water-in-the-ground After the announcement of large amounts of groundwater under California’s Central Valley, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Juliet Christian-Smith explains why the cost of extraction and wider environmental priorities mean we’re better off leaving it where it is.