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.
Did California Stop Mandatory Water Conservation Efforts Too Soon?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Environmental Leader (Fort Collins, Colo.)by Klaus ReichardtA little more than a year ago, California’s Gov. Jerry Brown ordered mandatory water reductions of 25 percent throughout the state. And in some areas, citizens were ordered to reduce consumption by 35 percent. This was all in response to more than four years of severe drought. However, in June 2016, those mandatory reductions were […]
BLOG: Conservation Goals Can Keep California Afloat
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Robb BarnittSeveral weeks ago, my daughters “graduated” from the third grade. The final day of the school year was an unusually warm June day, and after pizza and games, their teacher said goodbye for the summer after extracting a solemn promise – to read “at least 10 books” during their time away. Ten chapter books in […]
Where are the World’s Most Water-Stressed Cities?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Guardian (New York)by Katherine PurvisIn the southern reaches of Egypt, the city of Aswan is one of the hottest and sunniest in the world. Temperatures reach 41C in the summer and less than a millimetre of rain falls each year. Some years it doesn’t rain at all. Aswan may be one of the world’s least rainy places, but it’s […]
Warm Water Blob Survives as El Niño Dies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KTOO (Gavel, Ala.)by Matt MillerIt’s being called a marine heat wave. The combination of the strongest El Niño in recent history and the warm water anomaly known as the Blob generated the greatest amount of warm ocean water that has ever been recorded, possibly affecting marine life up and down the West Coast. New research has now linked the […]
OPINION: Delta Fish Health Vital to All
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay Times (Walnut Creek)by George MillerThe drought that has caused profound impacts on California’s residents and businesses has similarly taken a toll on the San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem. In a world increasingly sensitive to the warning signs of ecological crisis — including climate change — the effect of the drought on species in the Bay-Delta requires careful attention. Biologists warn […]
Why Healthy Forests Mean Better Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanLike many people who work on forestry issues in California, Jim Branham, executive officer of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, is still trying to wrap his head around the drought’s toll on the region’s forests and the 66 million dead trees reported in the Sierra Nevada last month. “It’s hard to comprehend,” he said, especially considering […]