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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
El Niño Fears Grow As Starving Baby Birds Wash Up On California Beaches
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter FimriteScores of starving baby seabirds have been washing up on Northern California beaches this summer, raising fears among scientists that a climatic cycle like the one that wreaked havoc on sea creatures a few years ago may be moving in. More than 100 undernourished common murre babies have been plucked from beaches from Monterey to Marin County by biologists […]
Amid Trump Rollbacks, California Moves To Regulate Wetlands On Its Own
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserCalifornia officials are poised to seize control over a major arena of federal regulation in response to Trump administration rollbacks: the management and protection of wetlands. Wetlands are vital features on the landscape. Basically low spots in a watershed, when they fill with water they provide important habitat for birds, fish and other species. Wetlands also help […]
Trump Administration Talks Of Boosting Central Valley Water Deliveries. But Is It Just Talk?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallWith talk of boosting water deliveries to Central Valley agriculture, the Trump administration is telling growers exactly what they want to hear. But given California’s complex water system and a web of federal and state environmental regulations, such promises could prove more political than practical.
Wildfire Risk Likely To Increase Into Late September As Hot, Dry Weather Builds Across West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AccuWeather (State College, Pa.)by Alex SosnowskiThe western United States remains a tinderbox, and wildfire conditions may worsen as September weather patterns progress. A persistent northward bulge in the jet stream allowed temperatures to soar to well above average and at times record levels in parts of the West this summer. That same weather pattern may return later in September. Most of […]
California Is Sinking: Drought Conditions Are Causing The San Joaquin Valley To Shift By Up To A Half-Meter Annually
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Daily Mailby Mark PriggCalifornia is sinking. New researcher has found that ongoing droughts are causing some areas in the central California to dip by up to 50cm a year. Despite heavy higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, when the rain stopped, drought conditions returned and the ground has continued to sink, researchers say. ‘With the heavy storms in early 2017, […]
Is Help On The Way For Californians Whose Tap Water Is Tainted?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CALmatters (Sacramento)by David GornKaren Lewis knows about water problems. The 67-year-old lives in Compton, where the water coming out of her tap is tinged brown by manganese, a metal similar to iron, from old pipes. The water is supplied by the troubled Sativa Los Angeles County Water District. The district has been plagued by administrative scandal and charges […]