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Climate Point: California Becomes First State To Set Audacious Conservation Goal

/in , , /by /USA Todayby Mark Olalde

Welcome to Climate Point, your weekly guide to climate, energy and environment news from around the Golden State and the country. In Palm Springs, Calif., I’m Mark Olalde. Intense weather and natural disasters continue demanding headline space in a year that’s seen enough news to last a decade. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there have already been 16 weather events in 2020 that came with a bill for rebuilding that exceeded $1 billion.

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Trash from Coastal Cleanup Month Shows Impact of Coronavirus

/in , , /by /Southern California News Group by Laylan Connelly

There were the usual cigarette butts and bottle caps that made the Top 10 list.

But this year, there were new trends when looking at the data compiled during Coastal Cleanup Month, with preliminary reports released this week showing what volunteers scooped up on the beaches, waterways, parks and neighborhoods throughout the state during the month of September.

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California Governor Calls for Protecting 30% of State Land

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Brian Melley

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect nearly a third of California’s land and coastal waters in his latest effort to fight climate change that he has blamed for recent record-breaking wildfires.

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California Water Probe Finds PFAS in Majority of Tested Wells

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. Dooley

Sixty percent of California’s public water supply wells that were tested for so-called forever chemicals contain those compounds, according to research that the State Water Resources Control Board released Wednesday.

That same investigation into contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also found that groundwater and surface water sampled at airports far exceeded the concentrations detected in water near landfills and public supply wells.

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Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change Impact on California Water Supply

/in , , /by /PHYS.ORGby Anton Caputo, University of Texas at Austin

Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study has found that climate models agree on key metrics that could help water managers in the Golden State.

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Hope Fades for Fire-Dampening Rainfall in Napa, Sonoma Counties

/in , , /by /San Francisco Chronicleby Michael Cabanatuan

The Bay Area’s hopes for weekend rains to help snuff the Glass Fire and dampen the parched hills seem to be evaporating.

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California Tightens Reporting for Rocket Fuel Chemical in Water

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. Dooley

California water regulators on Tuesday cut the level at which water suppliers must report detecting perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, fireworks, airbags, and other products. The federal Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year declined to regulate perchlorate, which has been linked to thyroid conditions.

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Droughts That Start Over the Ocean? They’re Often Worse Than Those That Form Over Land

/in , , /by /Inside Climate Newsby Bob Berwyn

Droughts usually evoke visions of cracked earth, withered crops, dried-up rivers and dust storms. But droughts can also form over oceans, and when they then move ashore they are often more intense and longer-lasting than purely land-born dry spells.

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Researchers Use Satellite Imaging to Map Groundwater Use In California’s Central Valley

/in , , /by /Phys.org

Researchers at the University of California San Diego report in a new study a way to improve groundwater monitoring by using a remote sensing technology (known as InSAR), in conjunction with climate and land cover data, to bridge gaps in the understanding of sustainable groundwater in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

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Water Year Starts With Concerns About La Niña

/in , , /by /Ag Alertby Christine Souza

Despite little precipitation and a small snowpack in the 2020 water year, which ended Sept. 30, California weathered the year on water stored in reservoirs during previous years’ storms. Going into 2021, farmers note that weather officials predict a La Niña climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which has brought drought conditions in the past.

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