New York Times: Study Finds Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada to Be Lowest in 500 Years Los Angeles Times: Sierra Nevada snowpack hit a 500-year low in 2015 Sacramento Bee: Study finds Sierra snowpack at 500-year low USA Today: California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack is the lowest in 500 years USA Today: State of emergency declared in Northern California blaze; thousands […]
Continue ReadingCapital Public Radio News: California Drought Factor In Rapid Growth Of Wildfires Los Angeles Times: After heat wave, rain on the way to Southern California New York Times: Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Incredibly fast’ Valley Fire destroys hundreds of homes San Francisco Chronicle: Who owns California’s water? Gold Rush-era laws cripple system San Francisco […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: For California, El Niño’s Dark Clouds Could Mean Rain but Also … Associated Press: Fed upgrade El Nino to strong, but not as big as 1997-98 San Francisco Chronicle: El Niño odds rise again, tracking to be a blockbuster Los Angeles Times: Drought is no reason to ease environmental protections, California Sacramento Bee: Forecasters see 95% chance […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Forecasters see 95 percent chance of El Niño Los Angeles Times: A monster El Niño is likely, but there are ‘no guarantees’ Associated Press: Warm temperatures kill 155000 trout at California hatchery San Francisco Chronicle: Water-hazard warning as summer scorcher smacks Bay Area Los Angeles Times: Sen. Hertzberg proposes California reuse all treated water Tahoe Daily Tribune: California […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Wildfires reveal artifacts; state officials working to stop looters Los Angeles Times: Extreme California weather: Heat, floods and thunderstorms Los Angeles TImes: Governor, top lawmakers ready to modify climate change measure as negotiations continue Modesto Bee: SSJID explores remaking entire delivery system KERO 23 ABC News: Cal Water says aquifers losing capacity as they drain, water level dropped more […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Feds scramble to avoid another mass salmon die-off in the Sacramento River San Francisco Chronicle: Lack of support in D.C. hampers water recycling efforts Los Angeles Times: Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Los Angeles Times: 192 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become Fresno Bee: Small cities find California water-conservation mandates […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Forest Service spends a record $243M last week on wildfires Press Democrat: Cooler weather helps firefighters gain ground on Elk Fire Los Angeles Times: California fines oil companies for failing to report water use data NBC Bay Area: Folsom Lake Water Level Dangerously Low as Drought Continues U.S. Drought Monitor: California and National Drought Summary for September 1, […]
Continue ReadingTimes-Standard: Be prepared — be very prepared McClatchydc.com: Fight between tribes and farmers over Northern California’s water California Farm Bureau: California Farm Bureau Federation Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story Monterey County Weekly: California’s drought is breeding a new culture of tattling for the sake of our aquifers. KCRW: Is California at Risk for a Katrina-like […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Unintended consequences of conserving water: leaky pipes, less revenue, bad odors Associated Press: Flows cut at Folsom Lake to conserve Sacramento water supply McClatchy Washington Bureau: In drought-stricken California, the drops that divide farmers and tribes Water Deeply: Drought Puts California Water Rights in Crosshairs for Reform Bloomberg: Warm Winter Looms for U.S. as El Nino Builds […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Wells run dry in small Central California town amid historic drought Associated Press: California plans taking land for huge water tunnels Sacramento Bee: Feds reduce flows out of Folsom Lake to conserve Sacramento region’s water supply Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: A new sign of El Niño’s power Los Angeles Times: Essential California: The downside of conserving […]
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