The current El Niño is already the strongest since 1950 in many areas of California, including the fertile San Joaquin Valley, where many of the country’s fruits and vegetables are grown. Fresno has seen 6.61 inches of rain since October 1; the historical average is 4.64 inches, according to the Fresno Bee. There is […]
Humboldt County residents should keep their rain jackets, their umbrellas handy, and alternate routes in mind, because two storms — one today and another later in the week — are expected to hit the county. Another storm is expected to bring more rain across Humboldt County all day today, National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan […]
Farmers in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley are bracing to receive no irrigation water from the federal government for a third consecutive year. They’re hoping for El Nino-driven storms to produce the very wet winter they need. Reservoirs and groundwater supplies are critically low after four drought years.
North State residents are seeing something this month they haven’t seen in several years. It has been six years since this much rain has fallen over the North State in January, according to the National Weather Service. Since the beginning of the month, 8.41 inches of rain has fallen at the Weather Service’s rain gauge […]
California cities that are hot, dry or crowded, or have managed to come up with new sources of water, might be able to get a slight break in the state’s drought-time water-conservation targets, state officials said Friday. California’s Water Resources Control Board is slated to decide in February whether to slightly ease water-conservation targets […]
The New Year is getting off to a phenomenal start with snow falling at Lake Tahoe. It seems long ago since we’ve had snow around the lake, but as California and Nevada continue to grapple with four years of drought and water shortages, the snow couldn’t be falling at a better time. A snow […]
No Federal Water for CA Farmers Despite El Niño
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Breitbart by By Daniel NussbaumThe current El Niño is already the strongest since 1950 in many areas of California, including the fertile San Joaquin Valley, where many of the country’s fruits and vegetables are grown. Fresno has seen 6.61 inches of rain since October 1; the historical average is 4.64 inches, according to the Fresno Bee. There is […]
Two More Storms Ahead This Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Eureka Times-Standardby By Hunter CresswellHumboldt County residents should keep their rain jackets, their umbrellas handy, and alternate routes in mind, because two storms — one today and another later in the week — are expected to hit the county. Another storm is expected to bring more rain across Humboldt County all day today, National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan […]
California Farmers Brace for Water Shortage Despite El Nino
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KRON (San Francisco) and The Associated Pressby By Vince CestoneFarmers in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley are bracing to receive no irrigation water from the federal government for a third consecutive year. They’re hoping for El Nino-driven storms to produce the very wet winter they need. Reservoirs and groundwater supplies are critically low after four drought years.
January Rainfall at Levels Not Seen In Six Years
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Record Searchlight (Redding)by By Damon ArthurNorth State residents are seeing something this month they haven’t seen in several years. It has been six years since this much rain has fallen over the North State in January, according to the National Weather Service. Since the beginning of the month, 8.41 inches of rain has fallen at the Weather Service’s rain gauge […]
California Considers Easing Some Water Conservation Mandates
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by San Jose Mercury News)California cities that are hot, dry or crowded, or have managed to come up with new sources of water, might be able to get a slight break in the state’s drought-time water-conservation targets, state officials said Friday. California’s Water Resources Control Board is slated to decide in February whether to slightly ease water-conservation targets […]
OPINION: Snowfall a Good Sign for Tahoe
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Lake Tahoe Newsby By Joanne MarchettaThe New Year is getting off to a phenomenal start with snow falling at Lake Tahoe. It seems long ago since we’ve had snow around the lake, but as California and Nevada continue to grapple with four years of drought and water shortages, the snow couldn’t be falling at a better time. A snow […]