If you’re planning your outfits for the coming week, sweaters, raincoats and umbrellas are a sure bet. No one likes to wear squishy wet socks, so consider lacing up the kind of sensible shoes that can ward off puddles, because there is likely to be a lot of them this week. Forecasters are predicting 2 […]
The Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway project is in its last phase and on schedule to finish by October, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District.The $900 million structure, which runs parallel to Folsom Lake Crossing, has been in construction since 2008 and is a joint project between several federal and state agencies: […]
There is good news and bad news about the big warm-water “Blob” that has wreaked havoc on the North Pacific for the past three years, an expert told fellow scientists at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage. The good news: The unusual warm conditions that have persisted in the waters off Alaska and the […]
/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Devika G. Bansal Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
California’s historic drought may be winding down. But water officials across the Golden State are increasingly exploring a hidden but promising way to add to the state’s water supply: removing salt from the billions of gallons of brackish — or distastefully salty — water that lies deep below the Earth’s surface. A new report by […]
The National Weather Service predicts three storms are coming to the Sacramento region this week, potentially adding at least 2 1/2 inches of rain to an already saturated season. The first storm will start Sunday night into Monday, bringing gusts of winds between 30 and 50 mph in the valley, said NWS meteorologist Jason Clapp. Stronger […]
On the heels of a storm-tossed January, another atmospheric river is taking aim at Northern California, but there’s a chance it might miss the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service.The steady flow of moisture from the Pacific is expected to set up Tuesday morning above the North Bay and Northern Sierra Nevada; however, […]
Plan For More Wind and Rain This Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurIf you’re planning your outfits for the coming week, sweaters, raincoats and umbrellas are a sure bet. No one likes to wear squishy wet socks, so consider lacing up the kind of sensible shoes that can ward off puddles, because there is likely to be a lot of them this week. Forecasters are predicting 2 […]
$900M Folsom Dam Spillway Project Nearing Completion
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Folsom Telegraphby Mackenzie MyersThe Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway project is in its last phase and on schedule to finish by October, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District.The $900 million structure, which runs parallel to Folsom Lake Crossing, has been in construction since 2008 and is a joint project between several federal and state agencies: […]
Does The ‘Blob’ Foretell North Pacific Future?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Bristol Bay Times (Anchorage, Alaska)by Yereth RosenThere is good news and bad news about the big warm-water “Blob” that has wreaked havoc on the North Pacific for the past three years, an expert told fellow scientists at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage. The good news: The unusual warm conditions that have persisted in the waters off Alaska and the […]
Desalination Of Aquifers Offers Drought-Weary California New Hope
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Devika G. Bansal Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantCalifornia’s historic drought may be winding down. But water officials across the Golden State are increasingly exploring a hidden but promising way to add to the state’s water supply: removing salt from the billions of gallons of brackish — or distastefully salty — water that lies deep below the Earth’s surface. A new report by […]
Hang On To Those Umbrellas, Another Set Of Storms Is Coming Through
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ellen GarrisonThe National Weather Service predicts three storms are coming to the Sacramento region this week, potentially adding at least 2 1/2 inches of rain to an already saturated season. The first storm will start Sunday night into Monday, bringing gusts of winds between 30 and 50 mph in the valley, said NWS meteorologist Jason Clapp. Stronger […]
Bay Area Storms: New Atmospheric River Heading Toward Northern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Jason GreenOn the heels of a storm-tossed January, another atmospheric river is taking aim at Northern California, but there’s a chance it might miss the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service.The steady flow of moisture from the Pacific is expected to set up Tuesday morning above the North Bay and Northern Sierra Nevada; however, […]