A severe heat wave has set new record highs for several cities in Southern California. The National Weather Service says the thermometer hit 112 degrees in Lancaster, breaking the old record of 110 degrees set for the same day in 1961. The service says a record high temperature was set at the Bob Hope Airport in […]
California’s drought and a bark beetle epidemic have caused the largest die-off of Sierra Nevada forests in modern history, raising fears that trees could come crashing down on people or fuel deadly wildfires that could wipe out mountain communities. Aerial images show vast forests that have turned a rust-color. The epidemic has killed an estimated […]
First, the good news: This winter, much of the Sierra had a near-average snowpack. Now, the bad news: It has melted early. Word of the vanishing Sierra snowpack, which usually helps replenish reservoir levels later in the summer, arrives amid uncertainty over how California’s dams will be managed in coming months to protect endangered fish. […]
There’s only so many acre-feet of water jargon the public can absorb during a drought. Here’s a primer that avoids wading into cubic-feet-per-second, appropriative water rights, overdraft, conjunctive water use and the like.
California’s drought and a bark beetle epidemic have caused the largest die-off of Sierra Nevada forests in modern history, raising fears that trees could come crashing down on people or fuel deadly wildfires that could wipe out mountain communities. Aerial images show vast forests that have turned a rust-color. The epidemic has killed an estimated […]
As a Delta farmer managing my family’s farming operation so it can be here for the next generation I am infuriated by what I see about the Delta water issues.An editorial by Jerry Meral of the Natural Heritage Institute has started appearing in local papers. This name may sound familiar if you follow Delta water […]
The Latest: Record-Setting High Temps Around California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by Watertown Daily Times - Watertown, Wis.)A severe heat wave has set new record highs for several cities in Southern California. The National Weather Service says the thermometer hit 112 degrees in Lancaster, breaking the old record of 110 degrees set for the same day in 1961. The service says a record high temperature was set at the Bob Hope Airport in […]
California to Fire Up Burners to Battle Dead Tree Epidemic
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by Capital Press - Salem, Ore.)by Scott SmithCalifornia’s drought and a bark beetle epidemic have caused the largest die-off of Sierra Nevada forests in modern history, raising fears that trees could come crashing down on people or fuel deadly wildfires that could wipe out mountain communities. Aerial images show vast forests that have turned a rust-color. The epidemic has killed an estimated […]
Melting Snow, Water Releases and La Niña Complicate California’s Drought Picture
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Phillip ReeseFirst, the good news: This winter, much of the Sierra had a near-average snowpack. Now, the bad news: It has melted early. Word of the vanishing Sierra snowpack, which usually helps replenish reservoir levels later in the summer, arrives amid uncertainty over how California’s dams will be managed in coming months to protect endangered fish. […]
BLOG: California Water Made Simple
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California Water Blog (UC Davis)by Jay LundThere’s only so many acre-feet of water jargon the public can absorb during a drought. Here’s a primer that avoids wading into cubic-feet-per-second, appropriative water rights, overdraft, conjunctive water use and the like.
California Drought Causes Largest Die-Off of Sierra Nevada Forests
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by NBC Bay Area - San Jose)California’s drought and a bark beetle epidemic have caused the largest die-off of Sierra Nevada forests in modern history, raising fears that trees could come crashing down on people or fuel deadly wildfires that could wipe out mountain communities. Aerial images show vast forests that have turned a rust-color. The epidemic has killed an estimated […]
OPINION: Tunnel Vision a Mirage to Water Woes
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton Recordby David StreckerAs a Delta farmer managing my family’s farming operation so it can be here for the next generation I am infuriated by what I see about the Delta water issues.An editorial by Jerry Meral of the Natural Heritage Institute has started appearing in local papers. This name may sound familiar if you follow Delta water […]