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.
El Nino Conditions Already Weakening
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby By Tim HeardenAs robust storms continue to move through California, El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean are already starting to weaken, a National Weather Service expert says. Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that serve as a key fuel for the weather phenomenon are starting to cool, although a strong El Nino is expected […]
Clashes on California Water Resume In DC with Introduction of Drainage Bill
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (As published by Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.)by By Michael DoyleU.S. lawmakers from California have more political turbulence ahead of them with the introduction Tuesday of a bill to settle a long-running San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage dispute. The legislation by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, would implement a sweeping drainage settlement reached between the Obama administration and the Westlands Water District. It also reignites […]
The Seven Charts You Need to Fathom California’s Water Prospects
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Grist (Seattle)by By Nathanael JohnsonIt’s finally raining in California — just when we’d begun to think that it would never rain again. But the state is deep in water debt. Traditionally, California has depended on snowmelt for about a third of its water. The recent storms have gotten California’s snowpack up to slightly above average for this time of […]
El Niño Heat Peaks, But Impacts Still to Come
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Climate Centralby By Andrea ThompsonIt looks like this El Niño — which will rank among the strongest on record — has passed its peak in terms of tropical ocean temperatures, but it’s not going away anytime soon. In fact, the biggest El Niño impacts on the U.S., like rain and snow for California, are probably still to come. […]
OPINION:Agencies Deserve Credit for Water Supply Investments
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Timothy QuinnEl Niño is finally making its presence felt with a series of welcome storms. Since we don’t yet know if it will put a significant dent in California’s epic drought, state regulators are preparing the next version of an emergency regulation that has required statewide mandatory conservation in urban areas since last June. An […]
Californians Told To Keep Saving Water, Even As Floods Approach
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Leader CallA record-breaking storm has been battering California, as well as other states throughout the nation, for more than two weeks now due to the El Niño, a term given to the warming of the Pacific Ocean which causes drastic fluctuations in weather all over the world. “A parade of strong Pacific storms characteristic of […]