The Department of Water Resources ramped down the Oroville Dam flood control spillway flows from 20,000 cubic feet per second to zero cfs on Friday. With no more water gushing down the spillway, contractors working for DWR will start working full-time to shore up the badly damaged spillway before next winter. Flows to the Feather […]
Californians, blessed with the natural resources to ski and surf in the same day, may be able do both deep into summer for the first time in years. One of the wettest winters in decades has stretched the season for most California and Nevada ski resorts by up to two months, helping them regain business […]
The effects of rising oceans on coastal flooding may be even worse than we thought. Scientists have found that a mere 10 to 20 centimeters of sea-level rise — which is expected by 2050 — will more than double the frequency of serious flooding events in many parts of the globe, including along the California […]
The Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency is close to finishing the nearly $300 million levee improvement project on the west bank of the Feather River, officials said during the agency’s annual levee meeting Wednesday. The main topic of discussion was the Feather River West Levee Project – a $297 million project to improve and reinforce […]
In Arizona, water scarcity is like the background hum of conversation in a popular restaurant: unrelenting. But even in this desert state, the ever-present strain on water supplies could soon be felt more acutely. As soon as 2019, the water level in Lake Mead on the Colorado River could drop below an elevation of 1,075 feet. That will […]
According to the report, the most threatened of California’s native salmonids are the southern steelhead, the winter-run Sacramento River Chinook salmon and the Central California coho salmon. The bull trout, last seen in California in the McCloud River in 1975, is already locally extinct. The coastal rainbow trout, the biologists said, may be California’s only […]
Oroville Spillway Gates Close for Season to Make Way for Repairs
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeThe Department of Water Resources ramped down the Oroville Dam flood control spillway flows from 20,000 cubic feet per second to zero cfs on Friday. With no more water gushing down the spillway, contractors working for DWR will start working full-time to shore up the badly damaged spillway before next winter. Flows to the Feather […]
Endless Winter? California Ski Resorts Plan to Keep Slopes Open This Summer
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hugo MartinCalifornians, blessed with the natural resources to ski and surf in the same day, may be able do both deep into summer for the first time in years. One of the wettest winters in decades has stretched the season for most California and Nevada ski resorts by up to two months, helping them regain business […]
Rising Sea Levels Could Mean Twice as Much Flood Risk in Los Angeles and Other Coastal Cities
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Amina KhanThe effects of rising oceans on coastal flooding may be even worse than we thought. Scientists have found that a mere 10 to 20 centimeters of sea-level rise — which is expected by 2050 — will more than double the frequency of serious flooding events in many parts of the globe, including along the California […]
$300 Million of Levee Work Almost Done
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Appeal-Democrat (Marysville) by Jake AbbottThe Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency is close to finishing the nearly $300 million levee improvement project on the west bank of the Feather River, officials said during the agency’s annual levee meeting Wednesday. The main topic of discussion was the Feather River West Levee Project – a $297 million project to improve and reinforce […]
BLOG: Reckoning Ahead For Arizona As Water Imbalance Grows On Colorado River
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserIn Arizona, water scarcity is like the background hum of conversation in a popular restaurant: unrelenting. But even in this desert state, the ever-present strain on water supplies could soon be felt more acutely. As soon as 2019, the water level in Lake Mead on the Colorado River could drop below an elevation of 1,075 feet. That will […]
Report: Extinction Looming for Most of California’s Salmon and Trout
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Alastair BlandAccording to the report, the most threatened of California’s native salmonids are the southern steelhead, the winter-run Sacramento River Chinook salmon and the Central California coho salmon. The bull trout, last seen in California in the McCloud River in 1975, is already locally extinct. The coastal rainbow trout, the biologists said, may be California’s only […]