/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler, Ryan Sabalow and Phillip Reese Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The absolute worst of the drought has disappeared in California. For the first time in three years, not a single area of California is considered in “exceptional drought,” the most severe category, according to a U.S. government estimate released Thursday. All told, 48.6 percent of the state is completely drought free, the weekly U.S. Drought […]
January’s heavy rains are erasing years of extreme drought in many areas of California, when it comes to the state’s surface supplies of water. The same can’t be said yet for the state’s groundwater basins. More than 30 counties in northern California are now considered to be drought-free according to the latest survey by the […]
California is pledging to defend its actions to tackle climate change and fund clean energy. But it should also be positioning itself as a leader on clean water, writes Sara Aminzadeh of California Coastkeeper Alliance. Our new president said he was “committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies” such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of […]
After five years of drought, California is in the midst of one of the wettest years on record. The Sacramento River is swollen, the Yolo Bypass looks like a lake, Sierra snowpack is accumulating and large reservoirs are filling. And as inevitably happens when rain falls, local water agencies, San Diego’s among them, are calling […]
Hammered with record rainstorms and blizzards, nearly half of California is no longer in a drought, and the rest saw dramatic improvement over the past week, federal scientists reported Thursday. Overall, 49 percent of the state is now drought free, the highest level since April 2013, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly study by the […]
For the first time in years, Kern County has seen an official improvement in our drought ranking.As of this morning’s Drought Monitor report, the driest portion of Kern County is now in the D3 Extreme category, an improvement from the D4 Exceptional (and worst) ranking! As for the south San Joaquin valley, you can see […]
‘Exceptional Drought’ Is Over In California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler, Ryan Sabalow and Phillip Reese Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe absolute worst of the drought has disappeared in California. For the first time in three years, not a single area of California is considered in “exceptional drought,” the most severe category, according to a U.S. government estimate released Thursday. All told, 48.6 percent of the state is completely drought free, the weekly U.S. Drought […]
California Groundwater Levels Remain Critically Low
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by Randol WhiteJanuary’s heavy rains are erasing years of extreme drought in many areas of California, when it comes to the state’s surface supplies of water. The same can’t be said yet for the state’s groundwater basins. More than 30 counties in northern California are now considered to be drought-free according to the latest survey by the […]
BLOG: California’s Blue Resistance: Enforcing Water Laws In The Trump Era
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Sara AminzadehCalifornia is pledging to defend its actions to tackle climate change and fund clean energy. But it should also be positioning itself as a leader on clean water, writes Sara Aminzadeh of California Coastkeeper Alliance. Our new president said he was “committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies” such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of […]
OPINION: Drought Or Not, Water Conservation Must Remain The Norm
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter five years of drought, California is in the midst of one of the wettest years on record. The Sacramento River is swollen, the Yolo Bypass looks like a lake, Sierra snowpack is accumulating and large reservoirs are filling. And as inevitably happens when rain falls, local water agencies, San Diego’s among them, are calling […]
New Report: California Drought Is Over In Roughly Half The State, Feds Say
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersHammered with record rainstorms and blizzards, nearly half of California is no longer in a drought, and the rest saw dramatic improvement over the past week, federal scientists reported Thursday. Overall, 49 percent of the state is now drought free, the highest level since April 2013, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly study by the […]
Kern County Officially Improves The Drought From Exceptional To Extreme Category
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /23ABC (Bakersfield)by Elaina RuskFor the first time in years, Kern County has seen an official improvement in our drought ranking.As of this morning’s Drought Monitor report, the driest portion of Kern County is now in the D3 Extreme category, an improvement from the D4 Exceptional (and worst) ranking! As for the south San Joaquin valley, you can see […]