While the current drought afflicting the Colorado River Basin is the worst since federal scientists began keeping records, a new study using paleoclimatic data discovers it is not the worst drought in the region’s recent geological history. Researchers at the Bureau of Reclamation published the study Thursday in Geophysical Research Letters, a peer-reviewed geoscience journal.
You’d think that, given how dangerously low Lake Mead is getting, we’d have a good idea of what life might look like without that water. Yet few major players are modeling for a future without Colorado River water – or even a future in which we are asked to live on markedly less of it. Ironically, the […]
A “dangerous and deadly heat wave” is on the way for the Southwest through the weekend, the Phoenix National Weather Service warns. More than 30 million people are under heat alerts, and more than 50 daily high-temperature records could be broken through the weekend – including in Death Valley, California, one of the hottest places on […]
Coastal Southern California increased water usage by more than 25% for the month of April, lagging behind most other parts of the state in conservation and appearing to dismiss dire warnings of supply shortages. According to data released Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board, cities and towns in the South Coast hydrologic region — an […]
In response to prolonged drought across the West and ahead of the scorching summer months, California is asking its urban water suppliers to voluntarily report water consumption data sooner — so the state can better assess whether its water conservation goals are being met. Years of low rainfall and snowpack coupled with more intense heat waves have […]
Dangerous and potentially deadly heat will settle over the Southwestern United States for the next several days, with temperatures in some locations expected to break records and exceed 110 degrees. More than 22 million people in California, Nevada and Arizona are under some sort of heat-related alert through at least part of the weekend, the […]
Scientists Find the Colorado River Was Blighted by a Worse Drought in the 2nd Century
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Matthew RendaWhile the current drought afflicting the Colorado River Basin is the worst since federal scientists began keeping records, a new study using paleoclimatic data discovers it is not the worst drought in the region’s recent geological history. Researchers at the Bureau of Reclamation published the study Thursday in Geophysical Research Letters, a peer-reviewed geoscience journal.
Opinion: Why Is Almost No One Planning for a Future Without the Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AZ Centralby Joanna AllhandsYou’d think that, given how dangerously low Lake Mead is getting, we’d have a good idea of what life might look like without that water. Yet few major players are modeling for a future without Colorado River water – or even a future in which we are asked to live on markedly less of it. Ironically, the […]
A ‘Dangerous and Deadly Heat Wave’ Is on the Way, the Weather Service Warns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Judson JonesA “dangerous and deadly heat wave” is on the way for the Southwest through the weekend, the Phoenix National Weather Service warns. More than 30 million people are under heat alerts, and more than 50 daily high-temperature records could be broken through the weekend – including in Death Valley, California, one of the hottest places on […]
Parts of Southern California Used 26% More Water in April, Despite Conservation Pleas
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithCoastal Southern California increased water usage by more than 25% for the month of April, lagging behind most other parts of the state in conservation and appearing to dismiss dire warnings of supply shortages. According to data released Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board, cities and towns in the South Coast hydrologic region — an […]
California Seeks to Rein in Water Usage by Closing a Nearly 2-Month Gap in Getting Data From Suppliers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS SacramentoIn response to prolonged drought across the West and ahead of the scorching summer months, California is asking its urban water suppliers to voluntarily report water consumption data sooner — so the state can better assess whether its water conservation goals are being met. Years of low rainfall and snowpack coupled with more intense heat waves have […]
More Than 22 Million in Southwest Brace for Dangerous Heat
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Derrick Bryson TaylorDangerous and potentially deadly heat will settle over the Southwestern United States for the next several days, with temperatures in some locations expected to break records and exceed 110 degrees. More than 22 million people in California, Nevada and Arizona are under some sort of heat-related alert through at least part of the weekend, the […]