The LA Times: Small earthquakes can increase risk of the Big One. Now, seismologists say they can create public quake forecasts The LA Times: Taxpayer money was wrongly used to plan California water tunnel project, federal audit says The Sacramento Bee: Frustratoin, friction flashed behind the scenes as Oroville Dam emergency grew News Deeply – Water Deeply: Study: […]
Continue ReadingTime Magazine: The Philosopher King NBC Los Angeles: What to Know About Irma and How Hurricanes Work Popular Mechanics: Here’s the Massive Construction Project to Fix the Oroville Dam The Insurance Journal: Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage E&E News: Order limits most NEPA studies to a year, 150 pages CalFire – Rocklin & Roseville Today: 9500+ firefighters […]
Continue ReadingThe Press Telegram: Long Beach reports first death this year from West Nile virus Dale Kasler & Ryan Sabalow: Heat wave, fires, hurricanes bear the ‘fingerprints of climate change,’ scientists say KQED: VIDEO: Is Climate Change to Blame for Hurricane Harvey and Other Kinds of Extreme Weather? The Desert Sun: How big is Hurricane Irma compared to the whole […]
Continue ReadingThe LA Times: Clues to Oroville Dam spillway failure ‘were all there in the files,’ top investigator says The Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers move to preserve climate change data The Associated Press: More than 10,000 battle major fires throughout California Reuters/CBS News: 747 SuperTanker fights fire in U.S. for first time Salon: California’s past and coming superstorm: Flooding that […]
Continue ReadingAmerican Rivers: Hurricane Harvey is Reminder to Prepare for Climate Change, Floods KQED: Jerry Brown Traveling to Russia to Discuss Climate Change The Press Telegram: Why California rescue workers rushed to help Harvey victims halfway across the country The Fresno Bee: California lawmakers pass bill on storm water fees Brietbart News: California Tries to Leverage Hurricane Harvey to Fund $20 […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Record heat, lightning, fires, intense rain: California’s extreme weather gets wilder Merced Sun-Star: Poisonous algae? Extra police? What you should know about Labor Day… KCRA Sacramento: Another Flex Alert issued amid NorCal heat wave San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Oppressive heat’ about to scorch Bay Area; Livermore may hit 116 Associated Press: New Orleans’ Katrina challenges may hold lessons […]
Continue ReadingVida en el Valle: Life is good, better with city water piped to East Porterville homes Sacramento Bee: How deep could your home flood? See Sacramento’s ‘ultimate’ flood map Sacramento Bee: Those green, wet spots on Oroville Dam aren’t worrisome, state insists Sacramento Bee: Think Harvey-like flooding couldn’t happen to Sacramento? Think again. Los Angeles Times: California legislative leaders pitch big […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Coalition forms to protect California’s threatened salmon runs Sacramento Bee: As Hurricane Harvey hits Gulf Coast, Central Valley must prepare for the coming storm News Deeply: The Delta Is Sinking: Scientists Think Planting Rice Will Help Associated Press: California Flood Plan Shifting To Giving Rivers More Room Capital Public Radio News: California Needs To Invest Billions For Flood Protection […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Has California ever been hit by a hurricane? CBS Sacramento: Assemblyman Surveying Public On Oroville Dam Spillway Response Los Angeles Times: For years, engineers have warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making. Why didn’t somebody do something? Wall Street Journal: In Releasing Water from Houston Dams, Army Corps Picks Least Bad Option The Atlantic: How Much Does Houston Spend […]
Continue ReadingNews Deeply: With Billions on the Line, California Begins Vetting Water Projects Sacramento Bee: Fighting floods — and using them? Stockton Record: California’s drift away from levees continues California Water Blog: We hold our convenient truths to be self-evident – Dangerous ideas in California water Daily Democrat: Yolo Bypass serves as model for future California flood protection Townhall: So, California Is Considering Taxing Drinking Water Breitbart News: Cal Legislature Wants to Tax […]
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