Safe, clean and affordable drinking water is a human right in California. But making that legal requirement a reality is a difficult challenge exacerbated further by climate change.
The Lake Tahoe region has been put on flood watch this coming weekend as unseasonably warm weather melts the Sierra Nevada’s almighty snowpack. “Creeks and streams will be running high fast,” the National Weather Service warned. “Low-water crossings may be flooded.”
Like our changing climate and its many impacts on our communities, economy and environment; like the collapse of critical infrastructure; like the humanitarian homelessness crisis on our streets and the housing shortage driving it; like so many other slow-motion disasters that have befallen us, the warning signs have been unmistakably clear.
After weeks of uncertainty, forecasters say an incoming California heat wave will trigger rapid snowmelt on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and cause more flooding in portions of the San Joaquin and Owens valleys this week. Temperatures in Central California are forecast to climb into the high 80s and mid-90s beginning Wednesday and into […]
A large release of water from Lake Powell began Monday morning. It’s water that will eventually end up in Lake Mead near Las Vegas after a two-day journey through the Grand Canyon where it will help restore sandbars and beaches while moving sediment downriver.
El Niño is likely next winter and that could play an important role in the weather in parts of storm-weary California and the West. But there are some important caveats and stubborn myths about this that also need to be addressed.
Safe Drinking Water is a Right. Experts Want AI to Help Make It a Reality.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /University of California, Berkeley by Rachel LevenSafe, clean and affordable drinking water is a human right in California. But making that legal requirement a reality is a difficult challenge exacerbated further by climate change.
Tahoe Area Put on Flood Watch This Weekend as Snowpack Melts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /SF Gateby Andrew ChamingsThe Lake Tahoe region has been put on flood watch this coming weekend as unseasonably warm weather melts the Sierra Nevada’s almighty snowpack. “Creeks and streams will be running high fast,” the National Weather Service warned. “Low-water crossings may be flooded.”
Opinion: Future of California at Risk the Longer Landmark CEQA Environmental Law Remains Unchanged
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Cal Mattersby Tracy Hernandez & Jim WundermanLike our changing climate and its many impacts on our communities, economy and environment; like the collapse of critical infrastructure; like the humanitarian homelessness crisis on our streets and the housing shortage driving it; like so many other slow-motion disasters that have befallen us, the warning signs have been unmistakably clear.
California Faces Rapid Snowmelt From Heat Wave; Flood Fears in Yosemite, Elsewhere
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithAfter weeks of uncertainty, forecasters say an incoming California heat wave will trigger rapid snowmelt on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and cause more flooding in portions of the San Joaquin and Owens valleys this week. Temperatures in Central California are forecast to climb into the high 80s and mid-90s beginning Wednesday and into […]
Experimental Water Release Continues Lake Mead’s Rise
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /8NewsNowby Duncan PhenixA large release of water from Lake Powell began Monday morning. It’s water that will eventually end up in Lake Mead near Las Vegas after a two-day journey through the Grand Canyon where it will help restore sandbars and beaches while moving sediment downriver.
How El Niño Could Influence Next Winter In California, The West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Weather Channelby Jonathan ErdmanEl Niño is likely next winter and that could play an important role in the weather in parts of storm-weary California and the West. But there are some important caveats and stubborn myths about this that also need to be addressed.