A state Initiative would establish in the California Constitution that the highest priorities of beneficial water use are: first, domestic use, and second, irrigation use. The California State Water Resources Control Board is now the greatest threat facing water users in the state, a threat that can best be overcome by returning power to the […]
California is the snowiest place on earth right now. This is after it experienced record snowfalls since November. Prior to this, it had statewide drought problems for years.In the California resort of Mammoth, which is near Yosemite National Park, the record on snowfall has been broken. More powder fell in January compared to any month […]
California water managers say Sierra Nevada snow drifts are at a drought-busting 173 percent of average, with the most snow recorded since 1995. State water managers poked rods into drifts as high as tree branches Thursday to measure the snowpack. The overall snowpack is vital to the state, providing a third of water supplies year-round. […]
The average snowpack across California hit 173% above average Thursday thanks to eagerly awaited drought relief from several strong storms, according to a report from state water monitors. The news is welcome relief for officials in a state that has spent the last five years combatting the effects of an intense drought. Drought stretched across […]
Our urban areas have lost their ability to naturally recycle stormwater due to the impervious nature of infrastructure engineering over the past 100 years. We have been building roadways and streets to capture the runoff and send it somewhere else, usually to the river or ocean. For decades in California, controlling stormwater was the main goal […]
California’s “exceptional drought” isn’t exceptionally bad any more. Winter storms have been good for the state, pulling it out of the worst rating from the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, this “huge improvement” barely registered with the broadcast networks that had blamed “climate change” for the crisis.
OPINION: Time For The People To Take Back Power Over Calif. Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore)by Bruce ColbertA state Initiative would establish in the California Constitution that the highest priorities of beneficial water use are: first, domestic use, and second, irrigation use. The California State Water Resources Control Board is now the greatest threat facing water users in the state, a threat that can best be overcome by returning power to the […]
The Snowiest Place On Earth Right Now Is California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Travelers Today (San Francisco)by Marc DelizeCalifornia is the snowiest place on earth right now. This is after it experienced record snowfalls since November. Prior to this, it had statewide drought problems for years.In the California resort of Mammoth, which is near Yosemite National Park, the record on snowfall has been broken. More powder fell in January compared to any month […]
The Latest: California At Heaviest Snowpack In 22 Years
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by US News & World Report)California water managers say Sierra Nevada snow drifts are at a drought-busting 173 percent of average, with the most snow recorded since 1995. State water managers poked rods into drifts as high as tree branches Thursday to measure the snowpack. The overall snowpack is vital to the state, providing a third of water supplies year-round. […]
There’s So Much Snow In California That It’s Helping The Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /TIMEby Justin WorlandThe average snowpack across California hit 173% above average Thursday thanks to eagerly awaited drought relief from several strong storms, according to a report from state water monitors. The news is welcome relief for officials in a state that has spent the last five years combatting the effects of an intense drought. Drought stretched across […]
BLOG: How We Can Better Plan Our Cities To Utilize Stormwater
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Rinaldo VeselizaOur urban areas have lost their ability to naturally recycle stormwater due to the impervious nature of infrastructure engineering over the past 100 years. We have been building roadways and streets to capture the runoff and send it somewhere else, usually to the river or ocean. For decades in California, controlling stormwater was the main goal […]
BLOG: Media Slow To Admit California’s ‘Probably Forever’ Drought Almost Over
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /News Bustersby Julia A. SeymourCalifornia’s “exceptional drought” isn’t exceptionally bad any more. Winter storms have been good for the state, pulling it out of the worst rating from the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, this “huge improvement” barely registered with the broadcast networks that had blamed “climate change” for the crisis.