It’s still more than seven weeks before the official start of winter (Dec. 21), but weekend storms in Colorado’s high country are reason enough to look in on snowpack levels that will eventually provide the water that flows to Lake Mead. A month into the 2023 “water year,” snowpack levels are slightly above normal in […]
An El Niño winter snowfall map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted more good news for Lake Mead. After years of drought the lake, located in Nevada and Arizona, reached drastically low levels in the summer of 2022. However, water levels have since started to recover because of above-average precipitation and snowpack that melted throughout this […]
In the sun-split desert of the Coachella Valley, life here is only possible with water from elsewhere. The water that grows our food, the water we drink and the water we exist around come from the special aquifers below the valley and the Colorado River.
America’s stewardship of one of its most precious resources, groundwater, relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places oversight is all but nonexistent, a New York Times analysis has found. The majority of states don’t know how many wells they have, the analysis revealed. Many have incomplete […]
The “Dust Bowl” drought of the 1930s brought nearly a decade of dry conditions to the Great Plains, causing many farmers to flee their lands and livelihoods. Looking further back, tree-ring and lake-sediment records indicate that “megadroughts” have occurred in North America over the last thousand years. By looking back at historical data, communities can […]
Now that we’re knee-deep in the long-term process to save the Colorado River, almost no one is asking whether we’ve done enough to stabilize it for the next few years. A wet winter and billions of dollars in funding already solved that problem, right?
Snowpack at 114% After Weekend Storms Hit Rockies; Will We See a Repeat of Wet Winter?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /8 News Nowby Greg HaasIt’s still more than seven weeks before the official start of winter (Dec. 21), but weekend storms in Colorado’s high country are reason enough to look in on snowpack levels that will eventually provide the water that flows to Lake Mead. A month into the 2023 “water year,” snowpack levels are slightly above normal in […]
How Snowfall Will Change Lake Mead’s Water Levels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Newsweek by Anna SkinnerAn El Niño winter snowfall map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted more good news for Lake Mead. After years of drought the lake, located in Nevada and Arizona, reached drastically low levels in the summer of 2022. However, water levels have since started to recover because of above-average precipitation and snowpack that melted throughout this […]
Troubled Waters: Colorado River Crisis – Into the Wild West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KESQby Angela ChenIn the sun-split desert of the Coachella Valley, life here is only possible with water from elsewhere. The water that grows our food, the water we drink and the water we exist around come from the special aquifers below the valley and the Colorado River.
A Tangle of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The New York Times by Dionne Searcey and Delger ErdenesanaaAmerica’s stewardship of one of its most precious resources, groundwater, relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places oversight is all but nonexistent, a New York Times analysis has found. The majority of states don’t know how many wells they have, the analysis revealed. Many have incomplete […]
Expanded Drought.gov Tool Visualizes Historical Drought Conditions by County, State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Drought.govThe “Dust Bowl” drought of the 1930s brought nearly a decade of dry conditions to the Great Plains, causing many farmers to flee their lands and livelihoods. Looking further back, tree-ring and lake-sediment records indicate that “megadroughts” have occurred in North America over the last thousand years. By looking back at historical data, communities can […]
Opinion: Lake Mead Has a 1-in-4 Chance of Going Low Again by 2026, if We Don’t Do More Now
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AZ Central by Joanna AllhandsNow that we’re knee-deep in the long-term process to save the Colorado River, almost no one is asking whether we’ve done enough to stabilize it for the next few years. A wet winter and billions of dollars in funding already solved that problem, right?