California and the U.S.
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.
Study: Climate Change Threatens Major Crops In California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KQED Science (San Francisco)by Amel AhmedCalifornia currently provides two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts, but according to a new study published Tuesday, by the end of the century California’s climate will no longer be able to support the state’s major crops, including orchards. The report, published in “Agronomy,” warns that the increased rate and scale of climate change is “beyond the realm of […]
When It Comes To Rain, Ventura County Needs ‘Miracle March’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Starby Christian MartinezA weak storm system brought little rain to Ventura County on Monday and Tuesday, providing a disappointing end to a typically wet month. According to the Ventura County Watershed Protection District, most communities in the county got less than one-tenth of an inch of precipitation between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The exception was in Thousand […]
Californians Are Struggling To Pay For Rising Water Rates
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Alastair BlandCalifornia has been blessed with the distinction of being home to some of the richest and the poorest income-earning Americans, according to a 2015 report by the Social Science Research Council. This stark division of wealth between the extravagantly rich and the destitute is displayed vividly in how the state’s residents consume water. On the one hand, some […]
First Of Week’s 2 Storms Hits California With Snow And Rain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /U.S. News & World ReportThe first of two storms predicted this week brought some snow to the mountains and mostly modest amounts of rain as it moved through California on Monday, but some authorities were cautious about the potential for mudslides and debris flows. The storm descended through the San Francisco Bay Area in the morning and dropped snow in the […]
Southern California Water Agency Could Vote Soon On Whether To Bankroll Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowFacing pressure from Gov. Jerry Brown, Southern California’s largest water agency could vote as soon as April on whether to take a majority stake in the twin-tunnels project Brown plans for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The fast-track timeline was disclosed Tuesday at a committee of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which heard a […]
“Largest Storm Of The Year” To Bring Up To 7 Feet Of Snow To Sierra Nevada
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersA major storm system is forecast to slam into California from Alaska and Canada starting Wednesday night, bringing soaking rain to the Bay Area on Thursday and dumping up to seven feet of new snow to the historically dry Sierra Nevada by Saturday. But as welcome as the snow is during a very dry winter […]