This week was generally uneventful in those parts of the country experiencing abnormal dryness and drought, with only a few patchy areas received 1 to 3 inches of precipitation. As a result, dryness and drought either remained unchanged or deteriorated where it existed.
Northern California saw the biggest improvements in the Drought Monitor released on Thursday. Beneficial winter rain and snow has helped moved the extreme Northwest coast out of a historic drought. In January, all of the state was in some drought category. The most severe category of exceptional drought covered 43 percent of the state. That […]
In what may be an ominous sign for the end of the drought, the El Niño that brought Northern California its wettest winter in five years is continuing to weaken and appears to be giving way to its atmospheric sibling — La Niña. The shift in Pacific Ocean temperatures could mean a drier-than-normal winter is […]
Despite the wettest winter in five years, an overwhelming majority of Californians believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and plan to continue conserving water, according to a poll released Thursday. The poll, carried out by the Field Research Corporation, sampled 800 registered voters across the state. It’s the fifth such survey […]
El Niño has doused northern California, but farmers in the state’s Central Valley won’t see much benefit. The Obama Administration is again indulging its progressive friends at the expense of low-income communities.
Once again, House Republicans have proposed to weaken the Endangered Species Act at the expense of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a day after the Metropolitan Water District committed to spending $175 million to buy five Delta islands. The combination is enough to give some Northern California environmentalists the willies. The seller, a partnership led by Swiss-based […]
California Drought Monitor and National Drought Summary for April 12, 2016
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sierra Sun Times (Mariposa)This week was generally uneventful in those parts of the country experiencing abnormal dryness and drought, with only a few patchy areas received 1 to 3 inches of precipitation. As a result, dryness and drought either remained unchanged or deteriorated where it existed.
Sacramento Moves out of Exceptional Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC10 (Sacramento)by Monica WoodsNorthern California saw the biggest improvements in the Drought Monitor released on Thursday. Beneficial winter rain and snow has helped moved the extreme Northwest coast out of a historic drought. In January, all of the state was in some drought category. The most severe category of exceptional drought covered 43 percent of the state. That […]
California Drought: Odds of La Niña Increase for Next Winter, Bringing Concerns the Drought May Drag On
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury News by By Paul RogersIn what may be an ominous sign for the end of the drought, the El Niño that brought Northern California its wettest winter in five years is continuing to weaken and appears to be giving way to its atmospheric sibling — La Niña. The shift in Pacific Ocean temperatures could mean a drier-than-normal winter is […]
Drought Poll: Most Californians See Serious Water Shortage Despite Rains
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury NewsDespite the wettest winter in five years, an overwhelming majority of Californians believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and plan to continue conserving water, according to a poll released Thursday. The poll, carried out by the Field Research Corporation, sampled 800 registered voters across the state. It’s the fifth such survey […]
OPINION: California’s Water Injustice
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Wall Street JournalEl Niño has doused northern California, but farmers in the state’s Central Valley won’t see much benefit. The Obama Administration is again indulging its progressive friends at the expense of low-income communities.
OPINION: GOP Needs to Drop Delta Bill
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record SearchlightOnce again, House Republicans have proposed to weaken the Endangered Species Act at the expense of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a day after the Metropolitan Water District committed to spending $175 million to buy five Delta islands. The combination is enough to give some Northern California environmentalists the willies. The seller, a partnership led by Swiss-based […]