One of the more potent storms of the winter will hit California with heavy rain, excessive mountain snow and gusty winds from Tuesday night to Thursday night. The worst of the storm is forecast to focus on Central and Northern California with a heightened threat of flooding, mudslides, erosion, power outages and avalanches and road-closing […]
Computer models are showing a growing likelihood of an atmospheric river storm hitting California late next week, raising concerns that if a warm “Pineapple Express” barrels in with enough force, it could melt parts of the state’s big Sierra Nevada snow pack and increase flood risk. Atmospheric scientists and meteorologists say more will be known […]
Tim Bradley crunched across a broad beach made of dead barnacles and fish bones. He bent down and stirred green slime, tinged with brown foam at the western edge of the vast lake unfurled before him. It was a sign for the longtime biologist that the much-maligned Salton Sea is alive. “It’s just algae and […]
A very wet winter has greatly reduced drought conditions in California, but Ventura County isn’t out of the woods yet. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that more than 34 percent of the state including the Sierra Nevada, much of the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area is free of any significant dryness. Ventura County is in […]
Californians with unhealthy drinking water pleaded for help from lawmakers this week but opposition quickly developed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to pay for system improvements with a new fee. “We just upped our water rates, and to turn around and give them a tax on their meter is just not feasible,” said Maxine Israel, […]
On Wednesday, NASA and NOAA announced that 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record. But the impacts of a warming planet extend beyond just warming air; the feverish state of the planet is also changing when, where, and how intensely rain and snow fall. And 2018, the reports say, was the third-wettest year since 1895, […]
Midweek California Storm To Bury Sierra Nevada Under Yards Of Snow, Bring Flooding Risk
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Accuweatherby Alex SosnowskiOne of the more potent storms of the winter will hit California with heavy rain, excessive mountain snow and gusty winds from Tuesday night to Thursday night. The worst of the storm is forecast to focus on Central and Northern California with a heightened threat of flooding, mudslides, erosion, power outages and avalanches and road-closing […]
Atmospheric River Possible Next Week For California, Raising Flood Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersComputer models are showing a growing likelihood of an atmospheric river storm hitting California late next week, raising concerns that if a warm “Pineapple Express” barrels in with enough force, it could melt parts of the state’s big Sierra Nevada snow pack and increase flood risk. Atmospheric scientists and meteorologists say more will be known […]
Salton Sea: Fish And The Birds That Fed On Them Wiped Out This Winter
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Janet WilsonTim Bradley crunched across a broad beach made of dead barnacles and fish bones. He bent down and stirred green slime, tinged with brown foam at the western edge of the vast lake unfurled before him. It was a sign for the longtime biologist that the much-maligned Salton Sea is alive. “It’s just algae and […]
Wet Winter Greatly Reduces Drought Conditions In California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Ventura County Starby As published by The Associated PressA very wet winter has greatly reduced drought conditions in California, but Ventura County isn’t out of the woods yet. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that more than 34 percent of the state including the Sierra Nevada, much of the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area is free of any significant dryness. Ventura County is in […]
Californians With Bad Water Ask For Help While Opposition Mounts To Newsom’s Proposed Tax
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Maddy AshmunCalifornians with unhealthy drinking water pleaded for help from lawmakers this week but opposition quickly developed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to pay for system improvements with a new fee. “We just upped our water rates, and to turn around and give them a tax on their meter is just not feasible,” said Maxine Israel, […]
2018 Was The U.S.’s Third-Wettest Year On Record—Here’s Why
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /National Geographicby Alejandra BorundaOn Wednesday, NASA and NOAA announced that 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record. But the impacts of a warming planet extend beyond just warming air; the feverish state of the planet is also changing when, where, and how intensely rain and snow fall. And 2018, the reports say, was the third-wettest year since 1895, […]