The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who depend on the river to fill up a glass of water at the dinner table or wash their clothes or grow food across millions of acres use significantly more each year than actually flows through […]
The relentless Western drought that is threatening water supplies in the country’s largest reservoirs is exposing a reality that could portend a significant shift in electricity: Hydropower is not the reliable backbone it once was. Utilities and states are preparing for a world with less available water and turning more to wind and solar, demand […]
Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild weather worldwide getting stronger and more frequent, resulting “in unprecedented extremes.”
Dry, cracked rice fields can be seen driving along Interstate 5 in Glenn and Colusa counties. This year has been more than challenging for farmers as California continues its third consecutive year of extreme drought conditions. KRCR spoke to fourth-generation farmer Chris Johnson on Monday about not being able to plant crop due to lower […]
When Gilbert Quintana, a farmer in the Mexicali Valley, learned he would soon lose 15% of his water supply, he did what he’s done before in a pinch: buy water from other growers in northern Mexico. But Quintana worries that such workarounds won’t always be possible. The water used to irrigate his 2,000 acres of […]
Mount Shasta, the widely recognizable face of California’s far north, has lost almost all its defining snow cover for a second straight year. Another summer of scorching temperatures, punctuated by the recent heat wave, has melted most of the mountain’s lofty white crown, typically a year-round symbol of the north state’s enduring wilds.
100 Years After Compact, Colorado River Nearing Crisis Point
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Associated Pressby Chris Outcalt and Brittany PetersonThe intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who depend on the river to fill up a glass of water at the dinner table or wash their clothes or grow food across millions of acres use significantly more each year than actually flows through […]
What the Western Drought Reveals About Hydropower
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /EnergyWireby Jason PlautzThe relentless Western drought that is threatening water supplies in the country’s largest reservoirs is exposing a reality that could portend a significant shift in electricity: Hydropower is not the reliable backbone it once was. Utilities and states are preparing for a world with less available water and turning more to wind and solar, demand […]
‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Associated Pressby Seth BorensteinRecord high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild weather worldwide getting stronger and more frequent, resulting “in unprecedented extremes.”
Northstate Rice Farmers Struggle to Grow Crops as Drought Persists
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KRCR TVby Jessica ShippelhouteDry, cracked rice fields can be seen driving along Interstate 5 in Glenn and Colusa counties. This year has been more than challenging for farmers as California continues its third consecutive year of extreme drought conditions. KRCR spoke to fourth-generation farmer Chris Johnson on Monday about not being able to plant crop due to lower […]
In Mexico’s Dry North, Colorado River Adds to Uncertainty
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Suman Naishadham and Gregory BullWhen Gilbert Quintana, a farmer in the Mexicali Valley, learned he would soon lose 15% of his water supply, he did what he’s done before in a pinch: buy water from other growers in northern Mexico. But Quintana worries that such workarounds won’t always be possible. The water used to irrigate his 2,000 acres of […]
Here’s The Alarming Amount of Ice California’s Longest Glacier Just Lost in the Heat Wave
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderMount Shasta, the widely recognizable face of California’s far north, has lost almost all its defining snow cover for a second straight year. Another summer of scorching temperatures, punctuated by the recent heat wave, has melted most of the mountain’s lofty white crown, typically a year-round symbol of the north state’s enduring wilds.