Rob Ford was watering his hay last October at his small Washington County, Utah, ranch when he realized the flow was weaker than usual. He called the irrigation manager who monitors the water levels. “The water is really weak,” Ford said he told the irrigation manager. “Is that about what we are expecting today?”
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. So says Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and he might as well be talking about California these days. As the planet continues to heat up, the state’s landscapes, watersheds and weather are shifting so […]
The winter that wouldn’t quit showed up again in the Sierra Nevada region of California and Nevada on Tuesday. The fast-moving, blustery storm wasn’t expected to last long, but it was enough to require chain controls on some trans-Sierra highways and add to staggering snowfall totals left by an exceptional series of winter storms.
As California’s wet winter has given way to warmer spring weather, the state’s record snowpack has begun to melt. Though the accumulated snow still measures 249% of normal as of April 18, new satellite photos show that the white blankets enveloping mountains across the state have started to recede.
When white settlers forayed into what came to be known as the Imperial Valley at the dawn of the 20th century, they found a barren desert in California’s southeastern corner, unpopulated except for a few members of the Kamia clan of the Kumeyaay tribe.
An hour east of San Diego, there’s a lonely stretch of dry, barren land. There’s not much here but sand, dirt, and some wiry shrubs. But keep driving east and the landscape suddenly shifts.
How America’s Fastest Growing City is Trying to Secure Its Water Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC Newsby Patrick LinehanRob Ford was watering his hay last October at his small Washington County, Utah, ranch when he realized the flow was weaker than usual. He called the irrigation manager who monitors the water levels. “The water is really weak,” Ford said he told the irrigation manager. “Is that about what we are expecting today?”
Opinion: Climate Change is Here. It’s Time Californians Stopped Clinging to the Past
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothLife moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. So says Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and he might as well be talking about California these days. As the planet continues to heat up, the state’s landscapes, watersheds and weather are shifting so […]
Late-Season Storm Brings More Snow to the Sierra Nevada
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP NewsThe winter that wouldn’t quit showed up again in the Sierra Nevada region of California and Nevada on Tuesday. The fast-moving, blustery storm wasn’t expected to last long, but it was enough to require chain controls on some trans-Sierra highways and add to staggering snowfall totals left by an exceptional series of winter storms.
Striking Before-and-After Satellite Photos Show the Great California Snowmelt Underway
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Terry CastlemanAs California’s wet winter has given way to warmer spring weather, the state’s record snowpack has begun to melt. Though the accumulated snow still measures 249% of normal as of April 18, new satellite photos show that the white blankets enveloping mountains across the state have started to recede.
Opinion: Imperial Valley Nears Day of Reckoning for Use of Distressed Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CalMattersby Dan WaltersWhen white settlers forayed into what came to be known as the Imperial Valley at the dawn of the 20th century, they found a barren desert in California’s southeastern corner, unpopulated except for a few members of the Kamia clan of the Kumeyaay tribe.
You — Yes, You — Are Going to Pay for the Century-Old Mistake That’s Draining the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Voxby Benji JonesAn hour east of San Diego, there’s a lonely stretch of dry, barren land. There’s not much here but sand, dirt, and some wiry shrubs. But keep driving east and the landscape suddenly shifts.