The ongoing deluge of storms in Northern California has swelled lakes and dams, boosting the prospects for outdoor recreation but likely falling short of ending the drought. Heavy rain hit the region north of San Francisco on Thursday with four inches expected by Friday, the National Weather Service said. In Santa Rosa, the storm caused […]
Many coastal city officials are considering spending millions – in some cases billions – of taxpayer dollars preparing for an impending flood caused by rising sea levels. For example, in 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $20 billion, 20-year plan to protect the city from rising sea levels. The concerns are being […]
A proposed California ballot initiative would reallocate more than $10 billion from the High Speed Rail project and the 2014 water bond to instead fund water storage projects. But opponents say it could do much more than that. Some Republican lawmakers who have long fought for water storage projects, environmentalists, and some farmers say the […]
The first wave of ‘Miracle March’ storms in California offset three dry weeks in February and improved storage in some reservoirs. Now, the state is primed for drought improvement, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor released March 10. Storms last week brought California “some badly-needed precipitation after rather dry and mild conditions the past 3 […]
The state Senate Select Committee on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will conduct a hearing on the economic impacts of the proposed Delta tunnels. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Friday in the lower-level auditorium of the Milton Marks Conference Center, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, is the […]
Even though Southern California hasn’t gotten the drought-busting rainy windfall some might have expected from El Nino, federal scientists hold out hope for the next several weeks. Central and Northern California have gotten more heavy rain, especially in recent weeks. Southern California hasn’t quite been so soaked. But National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists say […]
Rain Swells Lakes, Dams in Northern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by The San Diego Union-Tribune)The ongoing deluge of storms in Northern California has swelled lakes and dams, boosting the prospects for outdoor recreation but likely falling short of ending the drought. Heavy rain hit the region north of San Francisco on Thursday with four inches expected by Friday, the National Weather Service said. In Santa Rosa, the storm caused […]
Don’t Waste the Money: Key Climate Experts Skeptical of Forecasts
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Institute for Policy Innovationby By Merrill MatthewsMany coastal city officials are considering spending millions – in some cases billions – of taxpayer dollars preparing for an impending flood caused by rising sea levels. For example, in 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $20 billion, 20-year plan to protect the city from rising sea levels. The concerns are being […]
Proposed California Ballot Initiative Would Divert High Speed Rail and Water Bond Money
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by By Amy QuintonA proposed California ballot initiative would reallocate more than $10 billion from the High Speed Rail project and the 2014 water bond to instead fund water storage projects. But opponents say it could do much more than that. Some Republican lawmakers who have long fought for water storage projects, environmentalists, and some farmers say the […]
Reservoirs Filling, but Snowpack Worries in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by By Ed JoyceThe first wave of ‘Miracle March’ storms in California offset three dry weeks in February and improved storage in some reservoirs. Now, the state is primed for drought improvement, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor released March 10. Storms last week brought California “some badly-needed precipitation after rather dry and mild conditions the past 3 […]
Economic Impact of Delta Tunnels Topic of Hearing
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Daily Republic (Fairfield)The state Senate Select Committee on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will conduct a hearing on the economic impacts of the proposed Delta tunnels. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Friday in the lower-level auditorium of the Milton Marks Conference Center, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, is the […]
El Nino so Far Has Drenched Parts of California, but not the South
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by U.S. News)by By Seth BorensteinEven though Southern California hasn’t gotten the drought-busting rainy windfall some might have expected from El Nino, federal scientists hold out hope for the next several weeks. Central and Northern California have gotten more heavy rain, especially in recent weeks. Southern California hasn’t quite been so soaked. But National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists say […]