If there ever was a winter to check off squares on your Wild Weather Bingo card, 2023 was it. More than 30 atmospheric river storms. 97 mph wind gusts. Destructive tidal surges. Bomb cyclones. Flash floods. Levee breaks. The Fujiwhara Effect. Snow piled more than 240 inches deep at Mammoth Pass. One of the rainiest days on record in […]
Taps ran dry in Rio Verde on New Year’s Day. Water had to be trucked in for household use in the affluent suburb outside Scottsdale, Arizona. The approximately 1,000 residents of the large, suburban stucco homes of Rio Verde were forced to take shorter showers and eat from paper plates.
A Native American tribe in Arizona reached a deal Thursday with the U.S. government not to use some of its Colorado River water rights in return for $150 million and funding for a pipeline project. The $233 million pact with the Gila River Indian Community, announced in Phoenix, was hailed as an example of the […]
For much of the past decade, Californians have been fixated on drought, and rightly so. But the flipside of the state’s volatile climate returned this year, reminding us that “normal” in a land of extremes can be either very wet or very dry. A dozen or more atmospheric rivers have caused more than $5 billion in […]
As California continues to grapple with recurrent droughts and the impacts of climate change, Sonoma County is implementing innovative water conservation strategies to ensure water security and promote sustainability. By investing in wastewater recycling and rainwater harvesting initiatives, the county aims to build resilience and safeguard water resources for its residents and industries.
The federal government will send up to $233 million to the Gila River Indian Community for water conservation. The tribe is among the first to receive federal payouts as part of a program to incentivize water cutbacks in Arizona, California and Nevada. Those three states make up the Colorado River’s Lower Basin, where water use remains steady […]
7 Charts That Explain California’s Wild Winter of 2023
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News by Scooty Nickerson, Harriet Blair Rowan & Paiching WeiIf there ever was a winter to check off squares on your Wild Weather Bingo card, 2023 was it. More than 30 atmospheric river storms. 97 mph wind gusts. Destructive tidal surges. Bomb cyclones. Flash floods. Levee breaks. The Fujiwhara Effect. Snow piled more than 240 inches deep at Mammoth Pass. One of the rainiest days on record in […]
Science Tackles the West’s Megadrought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Yale Climate Connectionsby Tanya Petach & Emilio MateoTaps ran dry in Rio Verde on New Year’s Day. Water had to be trucked in for household use in the affluent suburb outside Scottsdale, Arizona. The approximately 1,000 residents of the large, suburban stucco homes of Rio Verde were forced to take shorter showers and eat from paper plates.
Tribe, US Officials Reach Deal to Save Colorado River Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Ken Ritter & Terry TangA Native American tribe in Arizona reached a deal Thursday with the U.S. government not to use some of its Colorado River water rights in return for $150 million and funding for a pipeline project. The $233 million pact with the Gila River Indian Community, announced in Phoenix, was hailed as an example of the […]
Opinion: Catastrophic Floods and Breached Levees Reveal a Problem California Too Often Neglects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /LA Timesby Jeffrey Mount & Brett SandersFor much of the past decade, Californians have been fixated on drought, and rightly so. But the flipside of the state’s volatile climate returned this year, reminding us that “normal” in a land of extremes can be either very wet or very dry. A dozen or more atmospheric rivers have caused more than $5 billion in […]
Sonoma County Tackles the Next Drought With Wastewater Recycling and Rainwater Harvesting Programs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sonoma County Gazette by Roger CoryellAs California continues to grapple with recurrent droughts and the impacts of climate change, Sonoma County is implementing innovative water conservation strategies to ensure water security and promote sustainability. By investing in wastewater recycling and rainwater harvesting initiatives, the county aims to build resilience and safeguard water resources for its residents and industries.
Arizona Tribe Will Receive Millions in Federal Payouts for Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KUNCby Alex HagerThe federal government will send up to $233 million to the Gila River Indian Community for water conservation. The tribe is among the first to receive federal payouts as part of a program to incentivize water cutbacks in Arizona, California and Nevada. Those three states make up the Colorado River’s Lower Basin, where water use remains steady […]