Federal scientists have created a new tool for forecasting marine heat waves, and they say one is currently forming in the North Pacific Ocean not far from the California coast. The marine heat wave currently predicted to linger into fall is not expected to have the impact of “the blob” — the name for a […]
The megadrought gripping the Western United States is widening. Fifty-seven percent of the country and 100% of Nevada is in some level of drought, and nowhere is it as obvious as along the Colorado River. In the Southwestern U.S., the massive Lake Mead Reservoir near Las Vegas is not as massive as it used to […]
As the Ukraine war kindles fears of rising food prices, the recognition of a secure domestic food supply – driven in large part by irrigated agriculture in the Western U.S. – is something we need to talk about. The Family Farm Alliance last month released a report that describes current and projected food shortages resulting from the […]
Dorene D’Adamo of Turlock will serve four more years on the State Water Resources Control Board, which deals with river flows and other key issues. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the reappointment, subject to confirmation by the state Senate. D’Adamo, an attorney, first was named to the five-member board in 2013. The board oversees California’s complex […]
The Colorado River is the epicenter of the nation’s water and climate crisis, according to an annual report from the conservation group American Rivers that ranked the waterway the country’s most endangered. “The eyes of the world have been on the Colorado for a couple years now as the system has been quite literally crashing,” said Matt […]
Throughout western Fresno County, fertile land has been taken out of production because the irrigation supply isn’t stable enough to bring a crop to harvest. Many of Joe Del Bosque’s dry fields in Firebaugh will stay that way this season. “We pulled out our asparagus and we’re not planting our sweet corn, so we’re down […]
Marine Heat Wave Currently Forming Off California Coast, Federal Forecasters Say
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Tara DugganFederal scientists have created a new tool for forecasting marine heat waves, and they say one is currently forming in the North Pacific Ocean not far from the California coast. The marine heat wave currently predicted to linger into fall is not expected to have the impact of “the blob” — the name for a […]
Dry as a Bone: Las Vegas Enforces New Water Restrictions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KGUN 9by NewsyThe megadrought gripping the Western United States is widening. Fifty-seven percent of the country and 100% of Nevada is in some level of drought, and nowhere is it as obvious as along the Colorado River. In the Southwestern U.S., the massive Lake Mead Reservoir near Las Vegas is not as massive as it used to […]
Opinion: Food Shortages, Rising Prices … We’ve Been Warning About This for Years
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AZ Centralby Paul Orme and Dan KeppenAs the Ukraine war kindles fears of rising food prices, the recognition of a secure domestic food supply – driven in large part by irrigated agriculture in the Western U.S. – is something we need to talk about. The Family Farm Alliance last month released a report that describes current and projected food shortages resulting from the […]
Newsom Reappoints Turlock Woman to Board That Will Make Key Decisions on River Flows
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby John HollandDorene D’Adamo of Turlock will serve four more years on the State Water Resources Control Board, which deals with river flows and other key issues. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the reappointment, subject to confirmation by the state Senate. D’Adamo, an attorney, first was named to the five-member board in 2013. The board oversees California’s complex […]
Colorado River Named the Most Endangered in the U.S. by Conservation Group
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CPR Newsby Michael Elizabeth SakasThe Colorado River is the epicenter of the nation’s water and climate crisis, according to an annual report from the conservation group American Rivers that ranked the waterway the country’s most endangered. “The eyes of the world have been on the Colorado for a couple years now as the system has been quite literally crashing,” said Matt […]
Valley Farmers Worried as Groundwater Levels Remain Low
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 30by Dale YurongThroughout western Fresno County, fertile land has been taken out of production because the irrigation supply isn’t stable enough to bring a crop to harvest. Many of Joe Del Bosque’s dry fields in Firebaugh will stay that way this season. “We pulled out our asparagus and we’re not planting our sweet corn, so we’re down […]