If the Los Angeles River had its own IMDb listing — and why shouldn’t it? It’s appeared in all kinds of movies — its career arc would look something like this: Leading man for tens of thousands of years, star and creator of the epic story of Los Angeles’ ecosystem and living things. Demoted to […]
After reviewing 153 years of rainfall records from Cal Poly’s Irrigation Training & Research Center, there has never been a back-to-back dry January followed by a parched February in San Luis Obispo County. Over the many decades of rain data, if you saw a primarily dry January, it would be followed by a wet February […]
The storms that frosted the Sierra Nevada with a healthy layer of snow in December soon gave way to dry weather, and the snowpack is showing it. Satellite images from NASA show a big difference even between January and February. Images from Jan. 9 showed a blanket of snow over the Sierra Nevada and their […]
Severe drought last year caused the California agriculture industry to shrink by an estimated 8,745 jobs and shoulder $1.2 billion in direct costs as water cutbacks forced growers to fallow farmland and pump more groundwater from wells, according to new research. In a report prepared for the California Department of Food and Agriculture, researchers calculated that reduced […]
A new science report from the United Nations spells out in excruciating detail the pain of climate change to people and the planet with the idea — the hope really — that if leaders pay attention, some of the worst can be avoided or lessened. One scientist calls it the “Your House is On Fire” report. While […]
A new era of groundwater management in California continues to take shape as local agencies develop and implement plans that identify how they intend to achieve groundwater sustainability goals over the next 20 years. “The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, if you haven’t heard about it, it’s knocking on your door and will soon be pretty […]
Opinion: Why We Turned the L.A. River Into a Freeway (for Water)
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Patt MorrisonIf the Los Angeles River had its own IMDb listing — and why shouldn’t it? It’s appeared in all kinds of movies — its career arc would look something like this: Leading man for tens of thousands of years, star and creator of the epic story of Los Angeles’ ecosystem and living things. Demoted to […]
Slo County Had Driest January and February in More Than 150 Years — Is This the ‘New Normal’?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Tribuneby John Lindsey Mentioned: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/weather/weather-watch/article258890608.htmlAfter reviewing 153 years of rainfall records from Cal Poly’s Irrigation Training & Research Center, there has never been a back-to-back dry January followed by a parched February in San Luis Obispo County. Over the many decades of rain data, if you saw a primarily dry January, it would be followed by a wet February […]
Satellite Images Show Just How Quickly Sierra’s Snowpack Is Retreating
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Gwendolyn WuThe storms that frosted the Sierra Nevada with a healthy layer of snow in December soon gave way to dry weather, and the snowpack is showing it. Satellite images from NASA show a big difference even between January and February. Images from Jan. 9 showed a blanket of snow over the Sierra Nevada and their […]
California Agriculture Takes $1.2-Billion Hit During Drought, Losing 8,700 Farm Jobs, Researchers Find
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesSevere drought last year caused the California agriculture industry to shrink by an estimated 8,745 jobs and shoulder $1.2 billion in direct costs as water cutbacks forced growers to fallow farmland and pump more groundwater from wells, according to new research. In a report prepared for the California Department of Food and Agriculture, researchers calculated that reduced […]
Explainer: UN ‘House on Fire’ Climate Report Key to Action
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Seth Borenstein and Frank JordansA new science report from the United Nations spells out in excruciating detail the pain of climate change to people and the planet with the idea — the hope really — that if leaders pay attention, some of the worst can be avoided or lessened. One scientist calls it the “Your House is On Fire” report. While […]
Agencies Working to Sustain Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Mike Lee /AgAlertby Christine SouzaA new era of groundwater management in California continues to take shape as local agencies develop and implement plans that identify how they intend to achieve groundwater sustainability goals over the next 20 years. “The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, if you haven’t heard about it, it’s knocking on your door and will soon be pretty […]