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.
Megadrought 99 Percent Certain For Southwest By 2050 If Temperature Rise Continues, Study Says
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channelby Eric ChaneyTree rings in the American Southwest provide evidence of megadroughts that hit the region hundreds of years ago. According to a new study from Cornell University, these droughts have been linked to the demise of civilizations, and changing climate conditions virtually assure that another one is on its way. If precipitation decreases, stays them same, […]
BLOG: Meet the Minds: Deborah Bloome on Utilizing Local Water Resources
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Eline GordtsLos Angeles-based nonprofit TreePeople made headlines last year with a plan to retrofit half a dozen pilot homes with tanks and rain gardens. Today, all the rainwater capture systems have been installed and they highlight how homeowners can be part of the solution to some of California’s water problems. As the organization prepares insights on how […]
La Niña May Be Back This Winter
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Dianne de GuzmanForecasts are already showing a possibility of La Niña in our future, with the Climate Prediction Center for the National Weather Service rating our chances at about 70 percent. The system is predicted to be weak and short-lived, possibly arriving early next month. La Niña is not expected to make it through the winter, and […]
Google Can Solve California’s Drought Problem With ‘Rain-Catcher’ Boats?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury Newsby Ethan BaronWith a few inches of much-needed rain having fallen over the weekend around the Bay Area, it’s yet to be seen whether the region will see a return this winter — or the next, or the next — to sustaining precipitation levels. And indeed, climate change and human water use spread the risk of catastrophic […]
Sewer Water Die Hards Refuse To Give Up
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay Times (Walnut Creek)by Denis CuffThough he knows it makes no financial sense, Sam Lipson regularly drives to a local sewer plant to haul home free effluent to irrigate the trees in his yard. A year ago, at the height of California’s drought when residents faced higher rates and penalties for using too much water, the time and effort saved […]
OPINION: Rethinking ‘Infrastructure’ To Protect California’s Water Future
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Kirsten JamesWhat image does the term “water infrastructure” conjure up for you? Likely something engineered, such as a pipe carrying water, a reservoir storing drinking water or a treatment plant purifying wastewater. But the definition should actually be broadened to include natural water infrastructure that was moving and treating water long before pipelines and anaerobic digesters […]