Transportation is one of the most vital assets to all people. Getting around allows us to get to work, run errands, and so on. What gets most of us out and about is oil and gasoline. For years, this was one of the driving forces behind the war in Afghanistan. Since America is dependent on […]
The state of California has set big goals for switching over to green energy within the next decade. The difference with these energy source, they depend on the weather. Water (hydro energy), wind (wind turbines), and sun (solar energy) are the key components to generating renewable energy. In California, lawmakers have set high standards for […]
On the bottom of what used to be a shallow bay, bulldozers and excavators are clawing into the dry lakebed. Over the past decade, the shore of the Salton Sea has receded more than a mile at Red Hill Bay, leaving a dusty plain of salt-laden soil that crunches and crumbles underfoot. Workers have been using […]
After more than a decade of dead lawns, vacant storefronts, and failed community action, District 3 Supervisor Jim Steele’s report of a significant decrease in future water rates took a while to sink in with residents Tuesday at the Northshore Community Center in Lucerne. In fact, he had to ask them for a response. The […]
It doesn’t matter how old you are, or if you weren’t even born at the time: Most residents know about the great floods of the area from 1955, 1986 and 1997. One flood residents may not know about, though, is the “Forgotten Flood” of 1940 that devastated 780 square miles of Sutter, Butte, Tehama, Glenn […]
New research suggests that “flash droughts” – like the one that unexpectedly gripped the Southern Rockies and Midwest in the summer of 2012 – could be predicted months in advance using soil moisture and snowpack data. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) analyzed the conditions leading up to the 2012 drought, which […]
OPINION: Fresh Water Is Not Renewing Fast Enough For Human Consumption
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Record (Buffalo, N.Y.)by Edwin J. VieraTransportation is one of the most vital assets to all people. Getting around allows us to get to work, run errands, and so on. What gets most of us out and about is oil and gasoline. For years, this was one of the driving forces behind the war in Afghanistan. Since America is dependent on […]
California Weather Changes Affect Power Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramentoby Lisa MeadowsThe state of California has set big goals for switching over to green energy within the next decade. The difference with these energy source, they depend on the weather. Water (hydro energy), wind (wind turbines), and sun (solar energy) are the key components to generating renewable energy. In California, lawmakers have set high standards for […]
As the Salton Sea’s decline looms, a rush to cover up dry lakebed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Desert SunOn the bottom of what used to be a shallow bay, bulldozers and excavators are clawing into the dry lakebed. Over the past decade, the shore of the Salton Sea has receded more than a mile at Red Hill Bay, leaving a dusty plain of salt-laden soil that crunches and crumbles underfoot. Workers have been using […]
Deal slashes water use rates
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Lake County Record Bee (Lakeport))by Jason MorashAfter more than a decade of dead lawns, vacant storefronts, and failed community action, District 3 Supervisor Jim Steele’s report of a significant decrease in future water rates took a while to sink in with residents Tuesday at the Northshore Community Center in Lucerne. In fact, he had to ask them for a response. The […]
Remembering a ‘Forgotten Flood’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Appeal Democrat (Marysville)by Rachel RosenbaumIt doesn’t matter how old you are, or if you weren’t even born at the time: Most residents know about the great floods of the area from 1955, 1986 and 1997. One flood residents may not know about, though, is the “Forgotten Flood” of 1940 that devastated 780 square miles of Sutter, Butte, Tehama, Glenn […]
Soil moisture, snowpack data could help predict ‘flash droughts’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WHNT19 News (Huntsville, Alabama)by Jake ReedNew research suggests that “flash droughts” – like the one that unexpectedly gripped the Southern Rockies and Midwest in the summer of 2012 – could be predicted months in advance using soil moisture and snowpack data. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) analyzed the conditions leading up to the 2012 drought, which […]