There’s no other way to say it. The federal Bureau of Reclamation’s decision Wednesday to export less water south from the Delta than is legally allowed defies common sense. Rain and snow finally have returned to California following three years of intense drought. This most recent storm was big enough to inflict damage on coastal […]
The El Niño storms drenching California won’t suffice to solve the state’s drought and won’t permanently save the Central Valley’s vulnerable salmon, federal scientists are cautioning. In an apolitical assessment that comes amid a highly political time, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration experts stress that this year’s El Niño bounty is both useful and limited. […]
Over the past week, Northern and Central California received two to three times as much rain as it usually does up to this point in the month. As much as five feet of snow fell across the peaks of the Sierra Mountains. Round two of what Californians are calling “Miracle March” begins Thursday. An atmospheric […]
How wet will it be? Baruffaldi said the North State can expect as much as 5 1/2 inches of rain through Tuesday. The first of the rain should arrive Thursday morning and then ease off a bit Friday. Another storm is expected to arrive Saturday night. And more is forecast to follow that one through […]
When experts predicted in 2014 and into 2015 the impending arrival of a major El Niño event for 2015-2016, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. The phenomenon marked by warm Pacific Ocean temperatures was predicted to bring substantial amounts of precipitation, which has been sorely lacking over a dramatic four-year drought in the state. […]
Been pretty wet the last few days. Streams are full, rivers are full. Without doubt, come summer, we’ll wish we had saved more of what is just running out to sea now, but apparently we’re not smart enough as a state to do that. The solution has been known for years: You build Sites Reservoir […]
OPINION: Bureau of Reclamation Should Increase Delta Water Exports
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno BeeThere’s no other way to say it. The federal Bureau of Reclamation’s decision Wednesday to export less water south from the Delta than is legally allowed defies common sense. Rain and snow finally have returned to California following three years of intense drought. This most recent storm was big enough to inflict damage on coastal […]
El Niño’s Winter Storms Are No Cure-All for California Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (Washington, D.C.)by By Michael DoyleThe El Niño storms drenching California won’t suffice to solve the state’s drought and won’t permanently save the Central Valley’s vulnerable salmon, federal scientists are cautioning. In an apolitical assessment that comes amid a highly political time, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration experts stress that this year’s El Niño bounty is both useful and limited. […]
Miracle March, Round Two: Pineapple Express Targets California with More Rain And Snow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby By Angela FritzOver the past week, Northern and Central California received two to three times as much rain as it usually does up to this point in the month. As much as five feet of snow fell across the peaks of the Sierra Mountains. Round two of what Californians are calling “Miracle March” begins Thursday. An atmospheric […]
Parade of Storms Expected to March Through North State
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby By Damon ArthurHow wet will it be? Baruffaldi said the North State can expect as much as 5 1/2 inches of rain through Tuesday. The first of the rain should arrive Thursday morning and then ease off a bit Friday. Another storm is expected to arrive Saturday night. And more is forecast to follow that one through […]
Many Flavors of El Niño Make Prediction Difficult
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Scientific American (New York)by By Dave LevitanWhen experts predicted in 2014 and into 2015 the impending arrival of a major El Niño event for 2015-2016, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. The phenomenon marked by warm Pacific Ocean temperatures was predicted to bring substantial amounts of precipitation, which has been sorely lacking over a dramatic four-year drought in the state. […]
OPINION: We’re Already Paying for Sites by not Having Built it
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-RecordBeen pretty wet the last few days. Streams are full, rivers are full. Without doubt, come summer, we’ll wish we had saved more of what is just running out to sea now, but apparently we’re not smart enough as a state to do that. The solution has been known for years: You build Sites Reservoir […]