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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.
Welcome Snow Slows California’s Plunge Back To Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox NewsWelcome drifts of fresh snow awaited California’s water managers on their late-winter survey of the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Monday after a massive winter storm slowed the state’s plunge back into drought. The storm piled up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) of new snow in the mountains from late last week through the weekend, forcing […]
Drought Has Returned To The U.S. This Winter, NASA Map Shows
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channelby Sean BreslinDrought conditions have returned to much of the Desert Southwest and southern Plains due, in part, to a dry winter that left the land parched in several states.Using data from the U.S. National Drought Monitor, NASA compiled a map that shows the areas of the country that have fallen back into some of the worst drought categories just […]
More Rain On Way As 47.87% Of State Remains In Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Manteca Bulletinby Dennis WyattMore rain and snow is on the way. It’s expected to be dry today, Tuesday and through Wednesday night in the South County with the high hitting 70 degrees before cooling off again, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). But then Wednesday night another storm will move into the area bringing up to a […]
COMMENTARY: Dan Walters: The Next Big Front In California’s Water War
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Napa Valley Registerby Dan WaltersAfter one year of torrential respite, drought may have returned to California, and with it, a renewal of the state’s perpetual conflict over water management. State and federal water systems have told farmers not to expect more than a fifth of their paper allocations, the state Water Resources Control Board is weighing a new regime […]
To Feed The Nation, California Farmers Must Adapt To A Warming Climate, Study Says
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Brianna CalixHeat waves, droughts and floods are climate trends that will force California farmers to change some practices — including what they grow — to continue producing yields that historically have fed people nationwide, a new study by the University of California says. Researchers reviewed 89 studies on California climate trends and impacts on the state’s […]
Study: Snowpack Drops Over Decades
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Pressby Gillian FlaccusScientists have found dramatically declining snowpack across the American West over the past six decades that will likely cause water shortages in the region that cannot be managed by building new reservoirs, according to a study published Friday. The study led by scientists from Oregon State University and the University of California, Los Angeles found […]