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.
Climate change will hasten existing water supply concerns in the Western United States, the Interior Department concluded in a report released Tuesday. A warming climate is excepted to bring higher temperatures and changes to precipitation, snowpack and water flow throughout the West, the report found. Officials said the threat highlights the need for “collaborative strategies […]
March 22nd marks the twenty-third annual observance of World Water Day, an initiative overseen by U.N.-Water, which bills itself as “the United Nations inter-agency mechanism on all freshwater related issues.” It also marks the first anniversary of an ambitious international collaboration between Dar Si Hmad, a Moroccan N.G.O., and several German partner organizations to bring […]
The Sacramento River, by far the state’s most important waterway, has been running high, fast and dirty in recent days. Upstream reservoirs on the Sacramento and its two major tributaries, the American and Feather rivers, have been increasing releases to make room for water from melting snow later in the spring. California’s drought may not […]
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.
Feds: Climate Change to Impact Western Water Trends
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Hill (Washington, D.C.)by By Devin HenryClimate change will hasten existing water supply concerns in the Western United States, the Interior Department concluded in a report released Tuesday. A warming climate is excepted to bring higher temperatures and changes to precipitation, snowpack and water flow throughout the West, the report found. Officials said the threat highlights the need for “collaborative strategies […]
Could Harvesting Fog Help Solve the World’s Water Crisis?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The New Yorkerby By Pauls ToutonghiMarch 22nd marks the twenty-third annual observance of World Water Day, an initiative overseen by U.N.-Water, which bills itself as “the United Nations inter-agency mechanism on all freshwater related issues.” It also marks the first anniversary of an ambitious international collaboration between Dar Si Hmad, a Moroccan N.G.O., and several German partner organizations to bring […]
OPINION: California’s High Water Should be Captured
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby By Dan WaltersThe Sacramento River, by far the state’s most important waterway, has been running high, fast and dirty in recent days. Upstream reservoirs on the Sacramento and its two major tributaries, the American and Feather rivers, have been increasing releases to make room for water from melting snow later in the spring. California’s drought may not […]