Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s drought legislation, Senate Bill 2533, has been the focus of much attention in recent months as it is viewed as a potential solution to California’s water woes. Short-term solutions in the bill include changes in federal law that would direct water and wildlife agencies to operate differently in order to make more […]
Last summer was a rough one for Don Engineer, the owner of Prestige LawnCare, a landscape maintenance company that services homes in the Sacramento region. “Last year was really bad because of the restrictions and the fines,” Engineer said. “People were scared, so they stopped watering their grass and the grass died.” But as dry skies […]
Sacramento liberals have tried to starve agriculture during California’s ongoing drought through water restrictions. But farmers could increase production, while decreasing water usage by 25,000 gallons per acre, if they increase the concentration of organic matter in the soil by one percent. One of California’s nicknames is the “Horn of Plenty,” because its $37.5 billion […]
A new government study casts doubt on predictions of severe continental-scale droughts plaguing the planet because of global warming. It turns out, climate models predicting mega-droughts from increased warming may be wrong since “such drying seems inconsistent with observations of dryland greening and decreasing pan evaporation,” according to government scientists.
Colorado’s average snowpack across the state shot up to 201 percent of normal during May thanks to cold, wet weather, the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service reported Tuesday. The statewide snowpack sat at about 95 percent of last year’s level as of June 1, the agency reported. The Colorado River Basin, which includes the Roaring Fork […]
Low-elevation snowpack across the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades will disappear in the coming decades if global warming continues unabated, according to a new study. The changes will cause water shortages in the region and dry out forests and grasslands, the study’s authors say. According to the research, the snow line—the altitude […]
BLOG: Sen. Feinstein: ‘We’ve Got to Reach Consensus’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserSen. Dianne Feinstein’s drought legislation, Senate Bill 2533, has been the focus of much attention in recent months as it is viewed as a potential solution to California’s water woes. Short-term solutions in the bill include changes in federal law that would direct water and wildlife agencies to operate differently in order to make more […]
Will Green Lawns Return to Sacramento as Water Restrictions Ease?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Phillip ReeseLast summer was a rough one for Don Engineer, the owner of Prestige LawnCare, a landscape maintenance company that services homes in the Sacramento region. “Last year was really bad because of the restrictions and the fines,” Engineer said. “People were scared, so they stopped watering their grass and the grass died.” But as dry skies […]
Increasing Carbon in Soil Could Be Key to California Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Breitbartby Chriss W. StreetSacramento liberals have tried to starve agriculture during California’s ongoing drought through water restrictions. But farmers could increase production, while decreasing water usage by 25,000 gallons per acre, if they increase the concentration of organic matter in the soil by one percent. One of California’s nicknames is the “Horn of Plenty,” because its $37.5 billion […]
Gov’t Study Finds Climate Models ‘Severely Overpredict’ Continent-Scale Droughts
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Daily Callerby Michael BastaschA new government study casts doubt on predictions of severe continental-scale droughts plaguing the planet because of global warming. It turns out, climate models predicting mega-droughts from increased warming may be wrong since “such drying seems inconsistent with observations of dryland greening and decreasing pan evaporation,” according to government scientists.
Colorado Snowpack 201% of Normal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Aspen Times (Aspen, Colo.)Colorado’s average snowpack across the state shot up to 201 percent of normal during May thanks to cold, wet weather, the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service reported Tuesday. The statewide snowpack sat at about 95 percent of last year’s level as of June 1, the agency reported. The Colorado River Basin, which includes the Roaring Fork […]
Unabated Global Warming Threatens West’s Snowpack, Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Inside Climate News (New York)by Bob BerwynLow-elevation snowpack across the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades will disappear in the coming decades if global warming continues unabated, according to a new study. The changes will cause water shortages in the region and dry out forests and grasslands, the study’s authors say. According to the research, the snow line—the altitude […]