Atmospheric scientists have found that California’s highest temperatures are almost always associated with blocking ridges, regions of high atmospheric pressure than can disrupt wind patterns – including one known as the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge. The Triple R, as it’s called, is also linked with California’s drought. In new research published online this week in the […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein visited The Sacramento Bee’s editorial board last week to talk about her drought relief bill and other topics. Here are edited excerpts: Q: What makes it different this year that this water bill might happen? A: I think it’s an accumulation of things. First is the population of the state. Today we […]
Some federal water contractors in California were outraged on April 1 when the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) drew a hard line at the Delta, giving those north of it a full allotment of irrigation water and those south of it little to none. This year’s “miracle March” will give all northern California water users 100 […]
Many California farmers expect to receive full deliveries of irrigation water this year from a vast system of canals and reservoirs run by the federal government, while some in the nation’s most productive farming region will receive a fraction as the state recovers from several years of drought, officials said Friday. Farms and water customers […]
Should local salmon be pushed to extinction? Should some Bay Area residents pay much higher water bills? Should San Francisco Bay be contaminated with toxic pollutants? My guess is that Bay Area residents would answer these questions with a resounding “no,” but these scenarios will become reality if the two 30-mile water tunnels proposed by […]
In the latest sign of California’s improving drought picture, federal officials announced Friday that cities will receive 55 percent of their contracted water amounts this summer — up from 25 percent last year — from the Central Valley Project, California’s largest water delivery system. Heavy rains in March boosted the amount of water in Northern […]
California Drought Patterns Becoming More Common
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Science 2.0 (Reno, Nev.)Atmospheric scientists have found that California’s highest temperatures are almost always associated with blocking ridges, regions of high atmospheric pressure than can disrupt wind patterns – including one known as the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge. The Triple R, as it’s called, is also linked with California’s drought. In new research published online this week in the […]
OPINION: Feinstein on Water, Supreme Court Nominee and Donald Trump
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeSen. Dianne Feinstein visited The Sacramento Bee’s editorial board last week to talk about her drought relief bill and other topics. Here are edited excerpts: Q: What makes it different this year that this water bill might happen? A: I think it’s an accumulation of things. First is the population of the state. Today we […]
USBR Shorts Some California Farmers Irrigation Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Western Farm Pressby By Todd FitchetteSome federal water contractors in California were outraged on April 1 when the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) drew a hard line at the Delta, giving those north of it a full allotment of irrigation water and those south of it little to none. This year’s “miracle March” will give all northern California water users 100 […]
Some California Farms Getting Full Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by The Porterville Recorder)Many California farmers expect to receive full deliveries of irrigation water this year from a vast system of canals and reservoirs run by the federal government, while some in the nation’s most productive farming region will receive a fraction as the state recovers from several years of drought, officials said Friday. Farms and water customers […]
OPINION: Twin Tunnels Threaten San Francisco Bay
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Earth Island Journal (Berkeley)by By Sejal Choksi-ChughShould local salmon be pushed to extinction? Should some Bay Area residents pay much higher water bills? Should San Francisco Bay be contaminated with toxic pollutants? My guess is that Bay Area residents would answer these questions with a resounding “no,” but these scenarios will become reality if the two 30-mile water tunnels proposed by […]
California Drought: Water Allocation Has Winners, Losers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent Journal by By Paul RogersIn the latest sign of California’s improving drought picture, federal officials announced Friday that cities will receive 55 percent of their contracted water amounts this summer — up from 25 percent last year — from the Central Valley Project, California’s largest water delivery system. Heavy rains in March boosted the amount of water in Northern […]