The prodigious storm that brought nearly an inch of rain to Fresno on Sunday left another gift overnight – snow along ridges on the west side of the central San Joaquin Valley. The snow level dropped to below 2,000 feet overnight as the cold storm moved through the area, said Modesto Vasquez, a meteorologist […]
What a difference a month of rain makes. Two months ago, Folsom Lake stood at its lowest depth in history, and federal officials were engineering a special pumping system to ensure drinking water would keep flowing to Sacramento suburbs. Following a month of persistent rain and snow in Northern California, lake levels are triple […]
The second Sierra snowpack measurement of the winter is Tuesday. January has brought much needed snow, but February may start a bit more slowly. It was the best month for snowpack in January since 2011. And the statewide snowpack is above normal. “We’ve not had a snowpack for the last four years, anything […]
The Obama administration has begun an initiative aimed at making the United States more water-efficient, saying the country has the potential to reduce its total water use by a third. Deputy Interior Secretary Mike Connor said some of the White House’s objectives include encouraging more recycling of wastewater and promoting investment in water treatment and […]
January 2016 has been much wetter than the previous Januaries during this drought. Precipitation is modestly above average, as is snowpack, and climatic conditions remain promising. The largest reservoirs are mostly fuller than a year ago, although not nearly to average conditions for this time of year. Groundwater is likely to be recharging, as it […]
The first month of 2016 was the wettest January in Sonoma County in six years and saw the most rainfall for the period since the start of the current drought, a hopeful sign as the North Coast and the rest of the state struggle to recover from four years of scarce precipitation. The National Weather […]
Snow Tops Peaks on West Side of Central San Joaquin Valley, Affects National Park Access
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby By Rory Appleton and Lewis GriswoldThe prodigious storm that brought nearly an inch of rain to Fresno on Sunday left another gift overnight – snow along ridges on the west side of the central San Joaquin Valley. The snow level dropped to below 2,000 feet overnight as the cold storm moved through the area, said Modesto Vasquez, a meteorologist […]
Buoyed by Recent Rains, Folsom Lake Levels Triple
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Phillip Reese, Ryan Sabalow and Dale KaslerWhat a difference a month of rain makes. Two months ago, Folsom Lake stood at its lowest depth in history, and federal officials were engineering a special pumping system to ensure drinking water would keep flowing to Sacramento suburbs. Following a month of persistent rain and snow in Northern California, lake levels are triple […]
Reservoirs Slowly Filling, Sierra Snowpack above Normal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radioby By Ed JoyceThe second Sierra snowpack measurement of the winter is Tuesday. January has brought much needed snow, but February may start a bit more slowly. It was the best month for snowpack in January since 2011. And the statewide snowpack is above normal. “We’ve not had a snowpack for the last four years, anything […]
Obama Administration Aims To Reduce US Water Footprint
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by By Ian JamesThe Obama administration has begun an initiative aimed at making the United States more water-efficient, saying the country has the potential to reduce its total water use by a third. Deputy Interior Secretary Mike Connor said some of the White House’s objectives include encouraging more recycling of wastewater and promoting investment in water treatment and […]
ENSO It’s Raining. The 2016 Drought So Far – February 1
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlogJanuary 2016 has been much wetter than the previous Januaries during this drought. Precipitation is modestly above average, as is snowpack, and climatic conditions remain promising. The largest reservoirs are mostly fuller than a year ago, although not nearly to average conditions for this time of year. Groundwater is likely to be recharging, as it […]
Wettest January Since Drought Began
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa)by By Martin EspinozaThe first month of 2016 was the wettest January in Sonoma County in six years and saw the most rainfall for the period since the start of the current drought, a hopeful sign as the North Coast and the rest of the state struggle to recover from four years of scarce precipitation. The National Weather […]