In forests throughout the Golden State, trees are turning a dark shade of rust, succumbing to the impacts of the drought in a well-documented phenomenon known to forest scientists as tree mortality. The problem first peaked in 2016 when the U.S. Forest Service released images from a statewide aerial survey, estimating 62 million trees died […]
Colorado’s river-recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan. In a Sept. 30 comment letter addressed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Director Rebecca Mitchell and Gov. Jared Polis, a group of recreation, environmental-conservation organizations and local businesses ask for river recreation to play a more prominent role in the […]
Reports of low water levels at a few big hydropower plants in the West over the last few years have made it seem like hydropower is becoming less reliable. Last summer, officials in California were forced to shut down the Edward Hyatt Powerplant when water levels in Lake Oroville, the reservoir that feeds the plant, dropped below […]
A research study just published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment provides new information about how much the planet has warmed and what warming we may expect in the coming decades. This study is important because it motivates us to take actions to mitigate and respond to climate change. It shows what will happen if […]
Hydropower production on the Upper Colorado River system for water year 2022, which ended on Sept. 30, was down about 20% compared with the previous year and about 30% compared with the yearly average since 2000, according to a Bureau of Reclamation official who oversees hydroelectric generation. “The outlook is likely for pretty low generation […]
A much-anticipated water storage project in northern California received a major financial commitment from the federal government Monday. According to the Bureau of Reclamation, the Biden Administration has committed $30 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Sites Reservoir project.
Fragile Forests: Millions of California Trees Dying Due to Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Fox 40 Newsby Dennis ShanahanIn forests throughout the Golden State, trees are turning a dark shade of rust, succumbing to the impacts of the drought in a well-documented phenomenon known to forest scientists as tree mortality. The problem first peaked in 2016 when the U.S. Forest Service released images from a statewide aerial survey, estimating 62 million trees died […]
Recreation Groups Ask for More Inclusion in Colorado Water Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Vail Daily by Heather SackettColorado’s river-recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan. In a Sept. 30 comment letter addressed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Director Rebecca Mitchell and Gov. Jared Polis, a group of recreation, environmental-conservation organizations and local businesses ask for river recreation to play a more prominent role in the […]
The West’s Biggest Source of Renewable Energy Depends on Water. Will it Survive the Drought?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Gristby Emily PontecorvoReports of low water levels at a few big hydropower plants in the West over the last few years have made it seem like hydropower is becoming less reliable. Last summer, officials in California were forced to shut down the Edward Hyatt Powerplant when water levels in Lake Oroville, the reservoir that feeds the plant, dropped below […]
A New Comprehensive Assessment of Ocean Warming Highlights Future Climate Risks
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Phys.orgby Chinese Academy of SciencesA research study just published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment provides new information about how much the planet has warmed and what warming we may expect in the coming decades. This study is important because it motivates us to take actions to mitigate and respond to climate change. It shows what will happen if […]
Hydropower Production Down 20% as the Upper Colorado River System Finished Water Year 2022
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Colorado Sunby Chris OutcaltHydropower production on the Upper Colorado River system for water year 2022, which ended on Sept. 30, was down about 20% compared with the previous year and about 30% compared with the yearly average since 2000, according to a Bureau of Reclamation official who oversees hydroelectric generation. “The outlook is likely for pretty low generation […]
Biden Administration Dedicates $30M for Sites Reservoir Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KRCR TVby Ashley GardnerA much-anticipated water storage project in northern California received a major financial commitment from the federal government Monday. According to the Bureau of Reclamation, the Biden Administration has committed $30 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Sites Reservoir project.