El Niño conditions continue to strengthen and some may see the return of an active winter. But could Northern California see any impacts? In a recent El Niño forecast by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a greater than 95% chance that El Niño continues across the Northern Hemisphere through the winter into 2024. The […]
Some states in the arid West are looking to invest more money in water conservation. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico have agreed to re-up a water conservation program designed to reduce strain on the Colorado River. Those states, which represent the river’s Upper Basin, will use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to pay […]
El Niño has arrived, and the climate pattern is likely to bring above-average moisture to the southern U.S. this winter. El Niño is one of two climate patterns that greatly impact Earth’s weather. La Niña recently culminated in the spring, ending a multiyear period in which the pattern influenced the weather. El Niño started in June, […]
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have created a searchable atlas that compiles regional research and efforts to deal with water scarcity and drought. The map, called the Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas, was developed by the agency’s Southwest and California Climate Hubs and so far contains 183 case studies from Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada […]
Rainy weather moved through the Northstate a little earlier than a normal season on Monday. According to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the possible rain we will see on Monday is starting the first fall precipitation about a week earlier than average.
Deep in the bowels of Idaho’s Brownlee Dam, Neal Lincoln is ready to offer a demonstration. Almost 40 feet below the surface of the Snake River — whose waters originate in Yellowstone National Park, then cascade down the Rocky Mountains and course across Idaho — Lincoln makes a call to the power plant control room. […]
El Niño Set to Strengthen This Winter, What Does It Mean for Northern California?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CBS Newsby Ashley NanfriaEl Niño conditions continue to strengthen and some may see the return of an active winter. But could Northern California see any impacts? In a recent El Niño forecast by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a greater than 95% chance that El Niño continues across the Northern Hemisphere through the winter into 2024. The […]
Colorado River’s Upper Basin Will Re-Up a Plan That Pays Farmers and Ranchers to Use Less Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KUNCby Alex HagerSome states in the arid West are looking to invest more money in water conservation. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico have agreed to re-up a water conservation program designed to reduce strain on the Colorado River. Those states, which represent the river’s Upper Basin, will use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to pay […]
How Bad Will California’s Winter Be? Weather Outlook for North and South
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerEl Niño has arrived, and the climate pattern is likely to bring above-average moisture to the southern U.S. this winter. El Niño is one of two climate patterns that greatly impact Earth’s weather. La Niña recently culminated in the spring, ending a multiyear period in which the pattern influenced the weather. El Niño started in June, […]
What’s Being Done to Protect the Southwest’s Dwindling Water Supply? A New Online Tool Shows You
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AZ Central by Clara MigoyaResearchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have created a searchable atlas that compiles regional research and efforts to deal with water scarcity and drought. The map, called the Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas, was developed by the agency’s Southwest and California Climate Hubs and so far contains 183 case studies from Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada […]
Early Onset of Fall Rains in Northstate Offers Positive Outlook for Water Year, Says State Climatologist
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KRCR by Tyler Van DykeRainy weather moved through the Northstate a little earlier than a normal season on Monday. According to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the possible rain we will see on Monday is starting the first fall precipitation about a week earlier than average.
Tearing Down Dams Could Save Western Rivers — and Also Make Climate Change Worse
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothDeep in the bowels of Idaho’s Brownlee Dam, Neal Lincoln is ready to offer a demonstration. Almost 40 feet below the surface of the Snake River — whose waters originate in Yellowstone National Park, then cascade down the Rocky Mountains and course across Idaho — Lincoln makes a call to the power plant control room. […]