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With All This Rain and Snow, Can California Really Still Be in a Drought? Look Deeper

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith

Only weeks after a series of atmospheric rivers deluged California, the state is once again bracing for powerful winter weather that could deliver heaps of rain and snow, including fresh powder at elevations as low as 1,500 feet.

But as worsening climate extremes and water supply challenges continue to bedevil the state, officials cautioned residents Tuesday not to assume that the recent moisture signaled an end to the drought.

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Nevada Uses 8% Less Colorado River Water in 2022; States Continue Working Toward Massive Cuts

/in , , /by /8 News Nowby Greg Haas

Figures from the federal government show Nevada used 8% less water from the Colorado River in 2022 as conservation ramped up during one of the drought’s worst years.

Southern Nevada continues to make “tremendous progress” in water savings, according to John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

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A Suburb in Arizona Lost Its Source of Water. Residents Warn: We’re Only the Beginning

/in , , /by /CBCby Alexander Panetta

A man in Arizona sees a glimpse of a potentially frightening future. A future where the planet is hotter, the soil is drier, and our most precious resource is evaporating.

His job is delivering water. And his job is getting harder.

John Hornewer is now having to drive hours farther each day to fill his truck, which, in turn, fills the subterranean tanks at homes in an area outside Phoenix.

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Future of the Salton Sea is Tied to Fate of Imperiled Colorado River

/in , , /by /WBURby Peter O'Dowd

A shortage on the Colorado River has put tremendous pressure on the water supply that serves more than 40-million people in the Western United States.

But a punishing drought and the over allocation of the river have also created an urgent problem for California’s Salton Sea.

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Winter Storms Will Batter California With Snow, Strong Winds and Lightning. Here’s Full Outlook

/in , /by /San Francisco Chronicleby Gerry Diaz

A series of winter storms will work together to usher in some of the coldest and windiest conditions of the season across California. These winds will be accompanied by waves of atmospheric moisture that will crash into Northern California from Wednesday to Friday morning.

Widespread rain showers will impact most of the Bay Area on Wednesday through Friday, while periods of snow showers will be possible farther inland — including the Sierra Nevada and some foothills near the coast. These winter storms will also hoist thunderstorms onto the coastline, raising the chances for small hail and ice pellets in areas along Highways 101 and 1.

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Bay Area Likely to See Snow on the Hills This Week From Unusual Winter Storm, Forecasters Say

/in , , /by /The Mercury Newsby Martha Ross

When Bay Area residents wake up later this week and get a look outside, they might wonder if they’ve been transported many degrees north, with snow from an unusually cold and windy winter storm possibly carpeting the region’s major peaks and even reaching hills as low as 1,000 feet.

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Benefits of Rainstorms in Sonoma County Far Outweighed Damage They Caused

/in , /by /The Press Democratby Austin Murphy

Their timing wasn’t great.

After moving to Sonoma County from Santa Monica in 2020, Kim and David Lockhart purchased River’s Edge Kayak & Canoe in Healdsburg. Heavy rains across the region the year before had caused widespread flooding, especially along the lower Russian River.

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Did Winter Storms Replenish California’s Depleted Groundwater Supplies? Here’s What Data Shows.

/in , , /by /Napa Valley Registerby Jack Lee

Winter storms have filled California’s reservoirs and built up a colossal Sierra snowpack that’s nearly twice its normal size for this time of year. But years of dry conditions have created problems far beneath the Earth’s surface that aren’t as easily addressed.

Groundwater — found in underground layers containing sand, soil and rock — is crucial for drinking water and sustaining farms.

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Opinion: California Resists Bullying Along the Colorado River

/in , /by /The Orange County Registerby Thomas D. Elias

There’s one word for what six of the seven southwestern states that draw water from the Colorado River are trying to do to California: bullying.

The good news for Californians is that Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t standing for it.

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California Debates What to Do With Water From Recent Storms

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Adam Beam

Weeks after powerful storms dumped 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow on California, state officials and environmental groups in the drought-ravaged state are grappling with what to do with all of that water.

State rules say when it rains and snows a lot in California, much of that water must stay in the rivers to act as a conveyer belt to carry tens of thousands of endangered baby salmon into the Pacific Ocean.

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