AMERICA has a water problem. To put it simply, the national network for providing safe, clean water is falling apart. This state of affairs, which is the focus of a summit meeting on Tuesday at the White House, threatens more than our drinking water supplies. Water is used in every sector of industry, grows our […]
Despite predictions of winter coming in like Godzilla across California, the season didn’t have the claws and teeth that some forecasters expected. Snow and rainfall was heavier than average this winter — which ended on Saturday — but not by much, a disappointment to some considering the season had a strong El Niño weather pattern. […]
President Barack Obama announced he is looking to improve drought relief before he leaves office. But a local farmer who met with the President two years ago says the issues Obama is looking to hit is not going to help growers get access to the water they need. Los Banos almond and melon farmer Joe […]
After receiving nearly 5 feet of rain since October, there is too much water in Lake Shasta, according to the agency that manages Shasta Dam. After four years of drought, the lake has finally reached levels not seen in five years, according to Shane Hunt, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. But bureau […]
The White House announced Tuesday new steps and billions of dollars in private money to help solve California’s drought. The focus at Tuesday’s “Water Summit” was on developing new technology and innovation to solve the water crisis in California and improve drought resiliency across the country. More than 200 experts, scientists, policy makers and high […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will release a new national model that will work 20 times faster than the existing model to bring real-time data on the country’s water supply.
Our Water System: What a Waste
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The New York Times by By Michael E. WebberAMERICA has a water problem. To put it simply, the national network for providing safe, clean water is falling apart. This state of affairs, which is the focus of a summit meeting on Tuesday at the White House, threatens more than our drinking water supplies. Water is used in every sector of industry, grows our […]
El Niño Didn’t Bring the Winter Many Wanted
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Visalia Times-Deltaby By David CastellonDespite predictions of winter coming in like Godzilla across California, the season didn’t have the claws and teeth that some forecasters expected. Snow and rainfall was heavier than average this winter — which ended on Saturday — but not by much, a disappointment to some considering the season had a strong El Niño weather pattern. […]
Valley Farmers Respond to Obama’s Drought-Relief Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC30 Action News (Fresno)by By Cory JamesPresident Barack Obama announced he is looking to improve drought relief before he leaves office. But a local farmer who met with the President two years ago says the issues Obama is looking to hit is not going to help growers get access to the water they need. Los Banos almond and melon farmer Joe […]
Bureau Increases Water Releases from Lake Shasta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Record Searchlight (Redding)by By Damon ArthurAfter receiving nearly 5 feet of rain since October, there is too much water in Lake Shasta, according to the agency that manages Shasta Dam. After four years of drought, the lake has finally reached levels not seen in five years, according to Shane Hunt, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. But bureau […]
White House Water Summit Highlights Israeli/California Innovation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NBC (San Jose)by By Stephen Stock and Michael BottThe White House announced Tuesday new steps and billions of dollars in private money to help solve California’s drought. The focus at Tuesday’s “Water Summit” was on developing new technology and innovation to solve the water crisis in California and improve drought resiliency across the country. More than 200 experts, scientists, policy makers and high […]
NOAA Creating Real-Time Data on Nation’s Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /E&E News (Washington, D.C.)by By Tiffany SteckerThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will release a new national model that will work 20 times faster than the existing model to bring real-time data on the country’s water supply.