It’s a summertime sequence that’s become all too familiar in California: Extreme heat forces air conditioners into overdrive, which pushes the state’s power grid to the brink. In August 2020, a major heat event fueled by the climate crisis forced some of the state’s first rotating power outages in decades, as the ongoing transition to green energy lagged behind demand. […]
The Colorado River this spring ran high, fast and so full of sediment pushed downstream from wildfire burn scars that the water treatment plant in Hot Sulphur Springs couldn’t keep up. The sediment repeatedly clogged the town’s intake valves, forcing town leaders to issue and emergency order in April and call for residents to voluntarily […]
A battle remains underway in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Delta. For decades, Delta residents and the state have been unable to agree on a plan to transport water from the rainy but rural northern part of the state down to the heavily populated, dry southern half.
For nearly a month, millions of people across the American Southwest have sizzled, sweated and sweltered under a heat wave that refuses to let up. Day after day, residents from Fresno to Phoenix have endured triple-digit temperatures and hot, restless nights that have offered little relief.
July has been so hot thus far that scientists calculate that this month will be the hottest globally on record and likely the warmest human civilization has seen, even though there are several days left to sweat through. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July’s heat […]
California Has New Weapons to Battle Summer Blackouts: Battery Storage, Power From Record Rain
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Grace TooheyIt’s a summertime sequence that’s become all too familiar in California: Extreme heat forces air conditioners into overdrive, which pushes the state’s power grid to the brink. In August 2020, a major heat event fueled by the climate crisis forced some of the state’s first rotating power outages in decades, as the ongoing transition to green energy lagged behind demand. […]
How Wildfires Are Threatening Colorado Water Supplies — and Costing Lots of Money
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Denver Post by Elise SchmelzerThe Colorado River this spring ran high, fast and so full of sediment pushed downstream from wildfire burn scars that the water treatment plant in Hot Sulphur Springs couldn’t keep up. The sediment repeatedly clogged the town’s intake valves, forcing town leaders to issue and emergency order in April and call for residents to voluntarily […]
Water Wasted | The History of the Delta Water Tunnel Project and Why People Are Against It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ABC 10by Brenden MincheffA battle remains underway in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Delta. For decades, Delta residents and the state have been unable to agree on a plan to transport water from the rainy but rural northern part of the state down to the heavily populated, dry southern half.
How Cloud Seeding is Giving a Boost to Nevada’s Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Las Vegas Review-Journal by Colton LochheadIn mountain peaks across the West, it’s their job to make it snow. No, they’re not wizards, even if the work they do seems like magic.
A Relentless Heat Wave That Refuses to Let Up Brings Danger to California, Southwest
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithFor nearly a month, millions of people across the American Southwest have sizzled, sweated and sweltered under a heat wave that refuses to let up. Day after day, residents from Fresno to Phoenix have endured triple-digit temperatures and hot, restless nights that have offered little relief.
July Has Been So Blistering Hot, Scientists Already Calculate That it’s the Warmest Month on Record
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinJuly has been so hot thus far that scientists calculate that this month will be the hottest globally on record and likely the warmest human civilization has seen, even though there are several days left to sweat through. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July’s heat […]