California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new water strategy on Thursday that plans for a future with 10% less water and shifts the emphasis from conservation to capturing more water that otherwise flows out to sea. Climate change has contributed to more severe drought but has also set the stage for more intense flooding when […]
With California enduring a historic drought amplified by global warming, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan to adapt to the state’s hotter, drier future by capturing and storing more water, recycling more wastewater and desalinating seawater and salty groundwater. The governor’s new water-supply strategy, detailed in a 16-page document, lays out a series […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said California must do more to expand its water supplies by building new reservoirs, desalination plants and recycled water facilities to address worsening droughts and water shortages from climate change. Newsom released a 19-page plan that directs state agencies to accelerate permitting and offer increased financial assistance to local water […]
A team led by Kristen Guirguis, a climate researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, found evidence that the risk of hazardous weather is increasing in the Southwest. The researchers investigated the daily relationships among four major modes of weather affecting California. How they interact governs the formation of weather events such […]
It’s difficult to capture the scale of the drought facing the western U.S., the worst the region has seen in 1,200 years. The dry period began around 2000 and shows no signs of slowing down, with tens of millions Americans facing shrinking reservoirs and potential power outages amid extreme heat. The most-affected area stretches from […]
About a quarter of the nation’s food is produced in California’s Central Valley. And for decades, people have come to the region to find jobs in agriculture. State senator Melissa Hurtado says her parents immigrated there from Mexico. “They came to the Central Valley in search of the American dream. What they had heard is […]
California Unveils Water Strategy, Planning for Greater Scarcity
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Daniel TrottaCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new water strategy on Thursday that plans for a future with 10% less water and shifts the emphasis from conservation to capturing more water that otherwise flows out to sea. Climate change has contributed to more severe drought but has also set the stage for more intense flooding when […]
With California Expected to Lose 10% of Its Water Within 20 Years, Newsom Calls for Urgent Action
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith California enduring a historic drought amplified by global warming, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan to adapt to the state’s hotter, drier future by capturing and storing more water, recycling more wastewater and desalinating seawater and salty groundwater. The governor’s new water-supply strategy, detailed in a 16-page document, lays out a series […]
Newsom Calls for Boosting Water Supply Projects to Curb California Drought, Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersGov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said California must do more to expand its water supplies by building new reservoirs, desalination plants and recycled water facilities to address worsening droughts and water shortages from climate change. Newsom released a 19-page plan that directs state agencies to accelerate permitting and offer increased financial assistance to local water […]
More Evidence That California Weather is Trending Toward Extremes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /UC San Diegoby Robert MonroeA team led by Kristen Guirguis, a climate researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, found evidence that the risk of hazardous weather is increasing in the Southwest. The researchers investigated the daily relationships among four major modes of weather affecting California. How they interact governs the formation of weather events such […]
Seven Stats That Explain the West’s Epic Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hillby Zack BudrykIt’s difficult to capture the scale of the drought facing the western U.S., the worst the region has seen in 1,200 years. The dry period began around 2000 and shows no signs of slowing down, with tens of millions Americans facing shrinking reservoirs and potential power outages amid extreme heat. The most-affected area stretches from […]
Bill Would Provide Relief to Farmworkers in Drought-Stricken California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Yale Climate ConnectionsAbout a quarter of the nation’s food is produced in California’s Central Valley. And for decades, people have come to the region to find jobs in agriculture. State senator Melissa Hurtado says her parents immigrated there from Mexico. “They came to the Central Valley in search of the American dream. What they had heard is […]