Few landfalling atmospheric rivers in the current water year have reached California, now in the third year of a statewide drought. The latest update from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, shows that Water Year 2022 started strong in October, but weaker storms did not ease dry […]
The heat is on. Record-breaking temperatures are expected across California Thursday and Friday with the mercury rising up to 25 to 30 degrees above normal. UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain referred to the sweltering weather as a “major early spring heat wave” and said it may be “most consequential in the Sierra Nevada” where the snowpack is already well below normal […]
The Colorado River Basin looks to be headed for a third straight dry year, according to the April report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Although the weather in March was more active than it was in January and February, it continued a trend of either below or well-below […]
The current multi-year drought across the West is the most extensive and intense drought in the 22-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Precipitation deficits during the first three months of 2022, across parts of the western U.S., are at or near record levels. As the climatological wet season ends across portions of the West, with below average snow cover and reservoirs […]
California’s drought is getting worse — and the drying lakes and reservoirs could severely disrupt the state’s ability to generate electricity ahead of the hot summer months. California’s energy commission says the state gets 10% of its electricity from power plants at dams along lakes and reservoirs. But when there’s no water, those plants are […]
The current multi-year drought across the West is the most extensive and intense drought in the 22-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Precipitation deficits during the first three months of 2022, across parts of the western U.S., are at or near record levels. As the climatological wet season ends across portions of the West, with below average snow cover and reservoirs […]
Few Strong Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers Reach California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityFew landfalling atmospheric rivers in the current water year have reached California, now in the third year of a statewide drought. The latest update from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, shows that Water Year 2022 started strong in October, but weaker storms did not ease dry […]
‘Vast Majority’ of California’s Sierra Snowpack Could Be Gone by Mid-to-Late April
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SFGATEby Amy GraffThe heat is on. Record-breaking temperatures are expected across California Thursday and Friday with the mercury rising up to 25 to 30 degrees above normal. UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain referred to the sweltering weather as a “major early spring heat wave” and said it may be “most consequential in the Sierra Nevada” where the snowpack is already well below normal […]
The Colorado River Basin Looks to Be Locking in Another Dry Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Colorado Sunby Chris Outcalt and Margaret FlemingThe Colorado River Basin looks to be headed for a third straight dry year, according to the April report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Although the weather in March was more active than it was in January and February, it continued a trend of either below or well-below […]
Record Drought Conditions Across West Raise Concerns for Summer Dry Season
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NOAA by National Centers for Environmental InformationThe current multi-year drought across the West is the most extensive and intense drought in the 22-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Precipitation deficits during the first three months of 2022, across parts of the western U.S., are at or near record levels. As the climatological wet season ends across portions of the West, with below average snow cover and reservoirs […]
California’s Worsening Drought Could Disrupt Hydropower Electricity Generation This Summer
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Los Angelesby Darleene PowellsCalifornia’s drought is getting worse — and the drying lakes and reservoirs could severely disrupt the state’s ability to generate electricity ahead of the hot summer months. California’s energy commission says the state gets 10% of its electricity from power plants at dams along lakes and reservoirs. But when there’s no water, those plants are […]
Assessing the U.S. Climate in March 2022
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /National Centers for Environmental InformationThe current multi-year drought across the West is the most extensive and intense drought in the 22-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Precipitation deficits during the first three months of 2022, across parts of the western U.S., are at or near record levels. As the climatological wet season ends across portions of the West, with below average snow cover and reservoirs […]