Thousands of people fled areas downriver from Lake Oroville on Sunday after a secondary spillway at the swollen reservoir was compromised, raising fears of a collapse that might unleash disastrous flooding. By late Sunday, after whole towns had emptied out, officials said the immediate danger appeared to have passed. Evacuation orders, however, remained in place […]
As California waited Monday night to see if President Donald Trump would grant Gov. Jerry Brown’s request for emergency funding for 10,000 evacuees who lived in the shadow of the Oroville Dam, FEMA began preparing for the worse. The federal disaster-management agency’s Region 9, which oversees California and other Western states, has mobilized a 24-hour […]
No, humans cannot make it rain, stop the rain, or produce real rainbows in the sky. But we can do things that protect ourselves from the rain and get it to work for our agriculture and overall economy. And it’s clearer than ever that Californians have simply failed to do those things as the Oroville […]
The area around a huge dam at California’s second-largest reservoir is in a state of emergency, with some 180,000 residents ordered to evacuate the area Sunday out of fears that part of Oroville Dam could fail. A glimmer of hope arrived late Sunday night, when officials said water had finally stopped pouring over the dam’s […]
Few people realize how outdated our systems for water information are. Because of data limitations, real-time, transparent decisions about drought management, flood response and groundwater protection have eluded the state for the past century. Without basic numbers on where, when and how much water is available and being used, we can’t improve how we manage […]
Sacramento County advised residents in the Tyler Island area south of Walnut Grove to evacuate Monday due to a compromised levee. About 20 homes are in the area, said Sacramento County Water Resources spokesman Matt Robinson. Tyler Island is protected by a ring levee. The county expected imminent failure of the North Fork Mokelumne River […]
California Today: Flood Risk Causes 100,000 to Evacuate. Here’s What We Know.
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Mike McPhateThousands of people fled areas downriver from Lake Oroville on Sunday after a secondary spillway at the swollen reservoir was compromised, raising fears of a collapse that might unleash disastrous flooding. By late Sunday, after whole towns had emptied out, officials said the immediate danger appeared to have passed. Evacuation orders, however, remained in place […]
As California Waits On Trump, FEMA Gets Going Around Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Michael BodleyAs California waited Monday night to see if President Donald Trump would grant Gov. Jerry Brown’s request for emergency funding for 10,000 evacuees who lived in the shadow of the Oroville Dam, FEMA began preparing for the worse. The federal disaster-management agency’s Region 9, which oversees California and other Western states, has mobilized a 24-hour […]
California’s Oroville Dam Disaster Is A Wake-Up Call For America
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CNBC (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.)by Jake NovakNo, humans cannot make it rain, stop the rain, or produce real rainbows in the sky. But we can do things that protect ourselves from the rain and get it to work for our agriculture and overall economy. And it’s clearer than ever that Californians have simply failed to do those things as the Oroville […]
Signs Of Hope At Oroville Dam, After Overflow Sparked Large Evacuation Sunday
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NPRby Bill ChappellThe area around a huge dam at California’s second-largest reservoir is in a state of emergency, with some 180,000 residents ordered to evacuate the area Sunday out of fears that part of Oroville Dam could fail. A glimmer of hope arrived late Sunday night, when officials said water had finally stopped pouring over the dam’s […]
OPINION: As We Fix California Water System, Also Fix Data System
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Michael Kiparsky and Roger BalesFew people realize how outdated our systems for water information are. Because of data limitations, real-time, transparent decisions about drought management, flood response and groundwater protection have eluded the state for the past century. Without basic numbers on where, when and how much water is available and being used, we can’t improve how we manage […]
Compromised Levee Forces Evacuation Of Tyler Island In Delta; Unrelated To Oroville
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ellen GarrisonSacramento County advised residents in the Tyler Island area south of Walnut Grove to evacuate Monday due to a compromised levee. About 20 homes are in the area, said Sacramento County Water Resources spokesman Matt Robinson. Tyler Island is protected by a ring levee. The county expected imminent failure of the North Fork Mokelumne River […]