Drought, heat, and wildfires all threaten Wine Country grape harvests, but growers are getting creative to defend their crops. Climate change is endangering California’s wine industry. Just ask some of the industry’s titans.
The allure of California has long been its almost unbelievably good weather: predictably dry summers and pleasant, if occasionally rainy, winters. Who wouldn’t want to escape swampy heat for this temperate paradise? Our typically agreeable weather (current heat wave notwithstanding) is officially called a Mediterranean-type climate, defined as having cool, wet winters and dry, warm summers.
An innovative plan to conserve water by covering aqueducts with solar panels is about to undergo testing in drought-stricken California. Why it matters: Water is becoming more precious by the day in the Golden State and the Western U.S. more broadly, in part due to climate change.
California uses plans as a primary tool for managing water throughout the state. Regulations like the Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983, Regional Water Management Planning Act of 2002, Water Conservation Act of 2009, and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 require local water agencies to write plans documenting their available water supplies and […]
María Dolores Díaz sighs when she opens her water bill every month because she knows what she’ll see: another bill that she’ll struggle to pay. Diaz looks at the envelope and doesn’t want to open it because she wonders: How much, this time? “Ya nomás miro la carta y ‘aí ya no lo quiero abrir!’ Porque […]
California water conservation experts sounded an alarm on Tuesday. They warned Bay Area residents to brace for a fourth dry year in a row, as the drought persists. “We are making investments across the state and in the Bay Area to help build our resilience to drought and to climate change,” said Wade Crowfoot, the […]
Napa County’s Famed Wine Country Prepares for Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS Bay Areaby Elizabeth CookDrought, heat, and wildfires all threaten Wine Country grape harvests, but growers are getting creative to defend their crops. Climate change is endangering California’s wine industry. Just ask some of the industry’s titans.
California’s Climate Makes It Especially Vulnerable to Global Warming
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Soumya KarlamanglaThe allure of California has long been its almost unbelievably good weather: predictably dry summers and pleasant, if occasionally rainy, winters. Who wouldn’t want to escape swampy heat for this temperate paradise? Our typically agreeable weather (current heat wave notwithstanding) is officially called a Mediterranean-type climate, defined as having cool, wet winters and dry, warm summers.
California is Throwing Some Shade at Its Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AXIOSby Alex FitzpatrickAn innovative plan to conserve water by covering aqueducts with solar panels is about to undergo testing in drought-stricken California. Why it matters: Water is becoming more precious by the day in the Golden State and the Western U.S. more broadly, in part due to climate change.
Dissecting the Use of Water Management Plans in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /California Water Blogby Nicola UlibarriCalifornia uses plans as a primary tool for managing water throughout the state. Regulations like the Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983, Regional Water Management Planning Act of 2002, Water Conservation Act of 2009, and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 require local water agencies to write plans documenting their available water supplies and […]
Help Paying Water Bills May Be on Way for Low-Income Californians
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerMaría Dolores Díaz sighs when she opens her water bill every month because she knows what she’ll see: another bill that she’ll struggle to pay. Diaz looks at the envelope and doesn’t want to open it because she wonders: How much, this time? “Ya nomás miro la carta y ‘aí ya no lo quiero abrir!’ Porque […]
Water Agency Experts Predict a Fourth Year of Drought, Urge Bay Area Residents to Conserve More
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CBS Bay Areaby Max DarrowCalifornia water conservation experts sounded an alarm on Tuesday. They warned Bay Area residents to brace for a fourth dry year in a row, as the drought persists. “We are making investments across the state and in the Bay Area to help build our resilience to drought and to climate change,” said Wade Crowfoot, the […]