The year 2023 began with a historic bang — record precipitation and disastrous flooding throughout much of California. Parched watersheds soaked up the first rains, but soon became waterlogged. Runoff accelerated. Sodden hillsides collapsed. Rural levees burst and rivers spilled their banks. Towns went underwater. People died.
In the Talmudic parable of Honi the Circle Maker, the drought-stricken people of Jerusalem send up a prayer that God should deliver them rain. And sure enough, after a few false starts, he does. Except that once the rain starts, it won’t let up. It pours and pours until the people are forced to flee […]
Storm-ravaged California scrambled to clean up and repair widespread damage on Wednesday as the lashing rain eased in many areas, although the north could see thunderstorms and another powerful weather front was expected to hit the state Friday.
AccuWeather meteorologists say that more rain is in the forecast for California, as additional storms from the Pacific are expected to reach the western United States in the coming days. Multiple large and powerful storms have hit California since New Year’s Eve, making for a disastrous start to 2023 for the state. The most recent California […]
It’s been a wild couple of weeks of weather in Northern California. But there is a rather bright silver lining to this train of storms: our surface water supply is getting a big boost.
Water from the Colorado River covers more than a third of Arizona’s total water usage, but the state is increasingly losing access to that supply. The state is no longer in what Terry Goddard, the president of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board of Directors, called “a fool’s paradise.” Arizona had maintined a surplus […]
Is California’s Drought Over? Here’s What You Need to Know About Rain, Snow, Reservoirs and Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Alastair BlandThe year 2023 began with a historic bang — record precipitation and disastrous flooding throughout much of California. Parched watersheds soaked up the first rains, but soon became waterlogged. Runoff accelerated. Sodden hillsides collapsed. Rural levees burst and rivers spilled their banks. Towns went underwater. People died.
Suddenly, California Has Too Much Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Atlanticby Jacob SternIn the Talmudic parable of Honi the Circle Maker, the drought-stricken people of Jerusalem send up a prayer that God should deliver them rain. And sure enough, after a few false starts, he does. Except that once the rain starts, it won’t let up. It pours and pours until the people are forced to flee […]
Storm-Struck California Scrambles to Clean Up Ahead of Rain
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Brian Melley and Christopher WeberStorm-ravaged California scrambled to clean up and repair widespread damage on Wednesday as the lashing rain eased in many areas, although the north could see thunderstorms and another powerful weather front was expected to hit the state Friday.
No Rest for the Weary: More Flooding Rain to Eye California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AccuWeatherby Courtney TravisAccuWeather meteorologists say that more rain is in the forecast for California, as additional storms from the Pacific are expected to reach the western United States in the coming days. Multiple large and powerful storms have hit California since New Year’s Eve, making for a disastrous start to 2023 for the state. The most recent California […]
Reservoirs, Snowpack Are Benefitting Big Time From California’s Stormy Pattern
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3by Heather WaldmanIt’s been a wild couple of weeks of weather in Northern California. But there is a rather bright silver lining to this train of storms: our surface water supply is getting a big boost.
In a Water Deficit, Arizona Contemplates a Future Without Colorado River Access
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Joe DuhownikWater from the Colorado River covers more than a third of Arizona’s total water usage, but the state is increasingly losing access to that supply. The state is no longer in what Terry Goddard, the president of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board of Directors, called “a fool’s paradise.” Arizona had maintined a surplus […]