The North Marin Water District is pushing back on the state’s proposal for permanent water conservation measures regardless of drought conditions. The proposal, known as “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” would require hundreds of large urban water suppliers to set and meet new conservation targets beginning in 2025. Agencies also would be required […]
A second straight wet winter may be in store for California, but state water regulators are turning their attention to the prospect of long-term water shortages, with plans for permanent statewide restrictions.
Current El Niño conditions appear likely to become comparable to the “great” El Niño of 1997-98, according to an experimental prediction system used by the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research. “Our forecast system has shown that it can do a remarkably good job of accurately hindcasting past El Niño events when we’ve […]
The Southwest monsoon has wrapped up, and it featured a weird split of record dry conditions in parts of Arizona and soaking rain, including from the remnants of a former hurricane in California, Nevada and other states.
To understand where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve come from. That’s the idea researchers were pursuing with the recent geochemical analysis of a single stalagmite from a cave in Grand Canyon National Park. More specifically, they measured the ratio of stable isotopes in calcite deposits within the stalagmite to help predict how […]
Colorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program next year that pays farmers and ranchers to use less water. But questions remain about some of the proposed ideas and the program’s overall efficacy. The state initially launched the System Conservation Pilot Program in 2015 as a part of a multistate effort to conserve water from the […]
Marin Water Agency Objects to State’s Proposed Conservation Rules
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonThe North Marin Water District is pushing back on the state’s proposal for permanent water conservation measures regardless of drought conditions. The proposal, known as “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” would require hundreds of large urban water suppliers to set and meet new conservation targets beginning in 2025. Agencies also would be required […]
California Will Soon Require Many Cities to Significantly Cut Water Use. Here Are the Details
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicle by Kurtis AlexanderA second straight wet winter may be in store for California, but state water regulators are turning their attention to the prospect of long-term water shortages, with plans for permanent statewide restrictions.
Developing ‘Super’ El Niño Could Match California’s Great Deluge of 1997-98
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /GV Wireby Bill McEwenCurrent El Niño conditions appear likely to become comparable to the “great” El Niño of 1997-98, according to an experimental prediction system used by the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research. “Our forecast system has shown that it can do a remarkably good job of accurately hindcasting past El Niño events when we’ve […]
The Southwest US Monsoon Was Strange. Phoenix Was Record Dry, but California and Nevada Were Soaked
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Weather Underground by Jonathan ErdmanThe Southwest monsoon has wrapped up, and it featured a weird split of record dry conditions in parts of Arizona and soaking rain, including from the remnants of a former hurricane in California, Nevada and other states.
Report: Grand Canyon Groundwater May Increase in a Warmer Climate
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service by Gabriel TynesTo understand where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve come from. That’s the idea researchers were pursuing with the recent geochemical analysis of a single stalagmite from a cave in Grand Canyon National Park. More specifically, they measured the ratio of stable isotopes in calcite deposits within the stalagmite to help predict how […]
Colorado River Officials to Expand Troubled Water Conservation Program in 2024
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Colorado Newslineby Robert DavisColorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program next year that pays farmers and ranchers to use less water. But questions remain about some of the proposed ideas and the program’s overall efficacy. The state initially launched the System Conservation Pilot Program in 2015 as a part of a multistate effort to conserve water from the […]