Congressman Kevin McCarthy, the majority whip in the House of Representatives, explained how the fight to get more water for farmers played out in the last session — a fight which ended with no resolution. We encourage him to keep up that fight. The congressman placed the defeat of a water bill at […]
Meteorologists are unsure if the current El Niño weather patterns will provide enough rainfall to pull California out of its historic four-year drought. But we do know that things are trending that way after a wet December that marked the halfway point in the water year. Particularly, the second quarter of the water year […]
As robust storms continue to move through California, El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean are already starting to weaken, a National Weather Service expert says. Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that serve as a key fuel for the weather phenomenon are starting to cool, although a strong El Nino is expected […]
/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (As published by Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.)by By Michael Doyle
U.S. lawmakers from California have more political turbulence ahead of them with the introduction Tuesday of a bill to settle a long-running San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage dispute. The legislation by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, would implement a sweeping drainage settlement reached between the Obama administration and the Westlands Water District. It also reignites […]
It’s finally raining in California — just when we’d begun to think that it would never rain again. But the state is deep in water debt. Traditionally, California has depended on snowmelt for about a third of its water. The recent storms have gotten California’s snowpack up to slightly above average for this time of […]
It looks like this El Niño — which will rank among the strongest on record — has passed its peak in terms of tropical ocean temperatures, but it’s not going away anytime soon. In fact, the biggest El Niño impacts on the U.S., like rain and snow for California, are probably still to come. […]
OPINION: Keep Up the Fight for Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Porterville RecorderCongressman Kevin McCarthy, the majority whip in the House of Representatives, explained how the fight to get more water for farmers played out in the last session — a fight which ended with no resolution. We encourage him to keep up that fight. The congressman placed the defeat of a water bill at […]
County On Pace To Double Rainfall
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Foothills Sun-Gazette (Exeter)by By: Reggie EllisMeteorologists are unsure if the current El Niño weather patterns will provide enough rainfall to pull California out of its historic four-year drought. But we do know that things are trending that way after a wet December that marked the halfway point in the water year. Particularly, the second quarter of the water year […]
El Nino Conditions Already Weakening
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby By Tim HeardenAs robust storms continue to move through California, El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean are already starting to weaken, a National Weather Service expert says. Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that serve as a key fuel for the weather phenomenon are starting to cool, although a strong El Nino is expected […]
Clashes on California Water Resume In DC with Introduction of Drainage Bill
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (As published by Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.)by By Michael DoyleU.S. lawmakers from California have more political turbulence ahead of them with the introduction Tuesday of a bill to settle a long-running San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage dispute. The legislation by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, would implement a sweeping drainage settlement reached between the Obama administration and the Westlands Water District. It also reignites […]
The Seven Charts You Need to Fathom California’s Water Prospects
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Grist (Seattle)by By Nathanael JohnsonIt’s finally raining in California — just when we’d begun to think that it would never rain again. But the state is deep in water debt. Traditionally, California has depended on snowmelt for about a third of its water. The recent storms have gotten California’s snowpack up to slightly above average for this time of […]
El Niño Heat Peaks, But Impacts Still to Come
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Climate Centralby By Andrea ThompsonIt looks like this El Niño — which will rank among the strongest on record — has passed its peak in terms of tropical ocean temperatures, but it’s not going away anytime soon. In fact, the biggest El Niño impacts on the U.S., like rain and snow for California, are probably still to come. […]