The pros in charge of California’s water system were exultant Thursday after precise measurements in the Sierra Nevada confirmed what everyone can see — heaping mounds of frozen water known as snow. The Sierra snowpack, otherwise known as the state’s frozen water supply, came in at 173 percent of normal for this point in the […]
Clambering through a snowy meadow with drifts up to the tree branches, California’s water managers measured the state’s vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Thursday at a drought-busting and welcome 173 percent of average. Runoff from the overall Sierra snowpack, which provides arid California with a third of its water in a good year, stood at the highest […]
After five years of drought, could California really have so much rain and snow there’s no room to store all the water?The answer – as the state’s water picture careens from bust to boom – is yes. One month into an exceptionally stormy 2017, river flows though the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have been so powerful […]
It’s Groundhog Day and Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow this morning and called for six more weeks of winter, which is pretty appropriate since we woke up to rain in California once again. But the biggest headline of the day is that the latest drought report was released this morning, and once again we have […]
Two of the nation’s worst drought areas saw significant improvement in January thanks to several rounds of quenching precipitation in recent weeks. Several rounds of heavy rain and snow have brought a major reduction to the drought in Southern California, while a stormy pattern also brought beneficial rain to areas of the South. As a […]
Lake Mead water levels have a 50 percent chance of falling below a threshold that will trigger an official shortage, federal water managers have said, which would result in a significant reduction of water shared by three states. The lake stores water for Arizona, California and Nevada. If it falls below 1,075 feet above sea […]
Surveyors ‘Ecstatic’ As Sierra Snowpack Measures 173% Of Normal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Peter FimriteThe pros in charge of California’s water system were exultant Thursday after precise measurements in the Sierra Nevada confirmed what everyone can see — heaping mounds of frozen water known as snow. The Sierra snowpack, otherwise known as the state’s frozen water supply, came in at 173 percent of normal for this point in the […]
California Snowpack At Drought-Busting Level, Water Managers Say
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by CBS News)Clambering through a snowy meadow with drifts up to the tree branches, California’s water managers measured the state’s vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Thursday at a drought-busting and welcome 173 percent of average. Runoff from the overall Sierra snowpack, which provides arid California with a third of its water in a good year, stood at the highest […]
Water, Water Everywhere In California – And Not Enough Reservoir Space To Store It
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow, Dale Kasler and Phillip ReeseAfter five years of drought, could California really have so much rain and snow there’s no room to store all the water?The answer – as the state’s water picture careens from bust to boom – is yes. One month into an exceptionally stormy 2017, river flows though the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have been so powerful […]
Kern County’s Drought Ranking Improves Again, Now Considered “Moderate”
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /23ABC (Bakersfield)by Elaina Rusk Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt’s Groundhog Day and Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow this morning and called for six more weeks of winter, which is pretty appropriate since we woke up to rain in California once again. But the biggest headline of the day is that the latest drought report was released this morning, and once again we have […]
Two Of Nation’s Worst Droughts Have Seen Significant Improvement In January
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channelby Linda Lam Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwo of the nation’s worst drought areas saw significant improvement in January thanks to several rounds of quenching precipitation in recent weeks. Several rounds of heavy rain and snow have brought a major reduction to the drought in Southern California, while a stormy pattern also brought beneficial rain to areas of the South. As a […]
Shrinking Lake Mead Could Mean Radical Cuts to States’ Water Shares
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Arizona Public MediaLake Mead water levels have a 50 percent chance of falling below a threshold that will trigger an official shortage, federal water managers have said, which would result in a significant reduction of water shared by three states. The lake stores water for Arizona, California and Nevada. If it falls below 1,075 feet above sea […]