Weather Network: Sacramento Weir floodgates open for first time in 11 years Sacramento Bee: Rural hamlet of Wilton is epicenter of Sacramento flooding fears as Consumnes River Swells Associated Press: Thousands urged to flee ahead of flooding California rivers San Jose Mercury: Bay Area storm: More rain and snow leave drought farther behind San Francisco Chronicle: Cars swapped for canoes […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Sacramento River floodgates to open for first time in a decade Los Angeles Times: Storms have added 33.6 billion gallons of water to Lake Tahoe since … Sacramento Bee: The worst of the storms is over. Here’s what’s next for California Wunderground.com: Is California Pulling Out of the Drought Christian Science Monitor: California gets rains, but drought […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: California Today: Severe Flooding, But Does That Mean Drought Relief? Los Angeles Times: Carmel Valley homes flooded by river water after nearby levee breaks Washington Post: California braces for flooding, avalanches as Sierra gets slammed … Associated Press: The Latest: Mudslides close 2 Northern California highways Triple Pundit: How California Plans To Make Water Conservation a ‘Way […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s snowpack provides about a third of the state’s water supply. While one may be comforted by reports of the snow surveys done earlier this week, which showed statewide snowpack levels at 70% of average, worries are now setting in about the upcoming weekend storm. The relatively warm rainfall coming in will likely melt away […]
Continue ReadingASSOCIATED PRESS: Obama administration aids giant California water project Sacramento Bee: Obama says full speed ahead on Delta tunnels project Los Angeles Times: Californians saved less water in November than previous year … San Francisco Chronicle: Monster storm could bring state’s worst flooding in over a decade Lake County News: ‘Atmospheric river’ forecast to hit Northern California this weekend The Press-Enterprise: State water […]
Continue ReadingContact: Interior_press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today issued a Secretarial Order directing the Department of the Interior and its bureaus to take timely actions to help address the effects of drought and climate change on California’s water supply and imperiled wildlife. “Long-term drought, fueled by climate change, has adversely affected […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Snowpack survey shows CA’s water content at half normal; drought possible Sacramento Bee: Despite recent storms, California’s ‘snow drought’ continues Sacramento Bee: Recent storms give Sierra snowpack a fighting chance at first measurement Associated Press: California Snowpack Measures Low, but Big Storms Coming San Francisco Chronicle: Sierra snowpack survey prompts drought watchers to be optimistic San Francisco Chronicle: More […]
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Continue ReadingKTVU San Francisco: First snow survey of the season begins Tuesday Los Angeles Times: California finally gets some ‘normal’ winter weather Associated Press: California Snowpack Surveyed as Indicator of Drought Los Angeles Times: After six years of drought, this is the winter weather we’re ‘supposed to be getting,’ meteorologists say MyMotherLode.com: Mountain Counties Water Leader Voices Out Against Conservation … […]
Continue ReadingSanta Clarita Valley Signal: Rain, errors and drought, oh my! Imperial Valley News: California to receive nearly $22 million in conservation partnership Orange County Breeze: New rainfall pulls Orange County out of worst drought conditions Inland Empire News: Storms offer hope for easing the drought Catholic Online: A warning: California to run out of water within 20 years, food … […]
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