Climate scientists with the National Weather Service delivered disappointing news Thursday for anyone hoping for drought relief this fall or early winter. According to the weather service’s Climate Prediction Center, there’s a 62% to 66% chance that La Niña conditions will prevail in the Northern hemisphere until at least the end of 2022, marking the […]
Cape May, New Jersey has a long history as a resort town with seafood, ballrooms, and Victorian-era mansions, dating back to the 18th century. The idyllic, seaside town is surrounded by ocean on three sides. But in the 1950s, the city started to have a problem with its water supply, which comes from groundwater. Saltwater was […]
California as a whole continues to be in its third year of drought, but earlier in the water year, it had a strong chance to see a normal water year. After a strong atmospheric river arrived in October, the first month of the 2021-2022 water year. Forecast models from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, showed […]
In California’s fields, farmers are already facing the impacts of climate change every day. They are heading into yet another potentially devastating fire year, and the third year in a row of drought.
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) issued a call last June to the public for assistance in developing long-term operations on the Colorado River. This announcement came within days of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton’s message to a Senate Committee that the seven states of the Colorado River Basin must come up with an emergency deal by mid-August […]
The western United States continues to suffer from a historic level of drought. Wade Crowfoot is the secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, and he spoke during the Western Food and Ag Issues Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse. He offered up a key example of just how bad the drought has been.
Third Year of La Niña Could Deepen California Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Michael CabanatuanClimate scientists with the National Weather Service delivered disappointing news Thursday for anyone hoping for drought relief this fall or early winter. According to the weather service’s Climate Prediction Center, there’s a 62% to 66% chance that La Niña conditions will prevail in the Northern hemisphere until at least the end of 2022, marking the […]
Climate Change Means Some Coastal Groundwater May Soon Be Too Salty to Drink. What Can Cities Do?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WHYYby Alan YuCape May, New Jersey has a long history as a resort town with seafood, ballrooms, and Victorian-era mansions, dating back to the 18th century. The idyllic, seaside town is surrounded by ocean on three sides. But in the 1950s, the city started to have a problem with its water supply, which comes from groundwater. Saltwater was […]
How Much Rainfall Has Sacramento Actually Got This Year?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 10by Carley GomezCalifornia as a whole continues to be in its third year of drought, but earlier in the water year, it had a strong chance to see a normal water year. After a strong atmospheric river arrived in October, the first month of the 2021-2022 water year. Forecast models from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, showed […]
Agriculture Industry Rushes to Adapt to Oncoming Climate Challenges
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Business Journalby Emily HamannIn California’s fields, farmers are already facing the impacts of climate change every day. They are heading into yet another potentially devastating fire year, and the third year in a row of drought.
Farmers in Lower Basin Unite to Solve Drought Crises
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Desert ReviewThe Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) issued a call last June to the public for assistance in developing long-term operations on the Colorado River. This announcement came within days of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton’s message to a Senate Committee that the seven states of the Colorado River Basin must come up with an emergency deal by mid-August […]
Western Drought Approaching Catastrophic Levels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Ag Infoby Tim HammerichThe western United States continues to suffer from a historic level of drought. Wade Crowfoot is the secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, and he spoke during the Western Food and Ag Issues Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse. He offered up a key example of just how bad the drought has been.