A fairly decent start to this year’s rainy season quickly dried up. The Central Coast of California is a story of ebbs and flows, wet years and drought. From man-made reservoirs to underground aquifers, we need to store rain that falls in wet years to help supply the never-ending demand for water during the dry […]
If this were the summer, it would hardly be worth mentioning. But the winter months are when the region expects to pick up a majority of its annual rainfall. The good news is that despite this near-record long winter rainless streak, the season’s total rainfall (since Oct. 1) is still above average for Sacramento. Without […]
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory is leading a research project to profile the concentration of lithium in the geothermal field beneath California’s Salton Sea, and to explore the most environmentally benign way to extract it. Brine from the geothermal field is already pumped to the surface to generate geothermal power, and recirculated back underground. Lithium could be extracted from […]
An active weather pattern is in place across the western United States, AccuWeather forecasters say, and the arrival of a storm in the Northwest will eventually result in widespread impacts from California to the central and southern Rockies. An area of low pressure was diving southeastward over the interior West on Tuesday. As the storm strengthens will moving […]
The recent dry weather in Northern California might be sticking around for a while. The Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 77% chance La Niña conditions will continue through the month of May. The term La Niña refers to a correlation between ocean water temperatures and winter weather patterns. Oftentimes, the weather event brings wetter than normal conditions […]
Most Marin County residents will once again be allowed to turn on their sprinklers following a nearly three-month ban. The Marin Municipal Water District board voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow the district’s 191,000 residents in central and southern Marin to use outdoor sprinklers and drip irrigation two days per week. Outdoor irrigation using potable […]
H2O and the Central Coast: the Critical Connections Between Water, Jobs and Housing
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSBYby Delaney White and Richard GearhartA fairly decent start to this year’s rainy season quickly dried up. The Central Coast of California is a story of ebbs and flows, wet years and drought. From man-made reservoirs to underground aquifers, we need to store rain that falls in wet years to help supply the never-ending demand for water during the dry […]
Sacramento Approaches a Record for Days Without Rain During the Winter. Could More Water Restrictions Be Coming Soon?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRAby Heather WaldmanIf this were the summer, it would hardly be worth mentioning. But the winter months are when the region expects to pick up a majority of its annual rainfall. The good news is that despite this near-record long winter rainless streak, the season’s total rainfall (since Oct. 1) is still above average for Sacramento. Without […]
Lithium Beneath the Salton Sea
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /pv magazineby William DriscollLawrence Berkeley Laboratory is leading a research project to profile the concentration of lithium in the geothermal field beneath California’s Salton Sea, and to explore the most environmentally benign way to extract it. Brine from the geothermal field is already pumped to the surface to generate geothermal power, and recirculated back underground. Lithium could be extracted from […]
Snow to Spread Across West as Temperatures Plunge
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AccuWeatherby Alyssa SmithmyerAn active weather pattern is in place across the western United States, AccuWeather forecasters say, and the arrival of a storm in the Northwest will eventually result in widespread impacts from California to the central and southern Rockies. An area of low pressure was diving southeastward over the interior West on Tuesday. As the storm strengthens will moving […]
La Niña Expected Through Spring, Brings Uncertainty to Sierra Snowpack
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /FOX40by Dennis Shanahan and Jonathan TarayaThe recent dry weather in Northern California might be sticking around for a while. The Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 77% chance La Niña conditions will continue through the month of May. The term La Niña refers to a correlation between ocean water temperatures and winter weather patterns. Oftentimes, the weather event brings wetter than normal conditions […]
Marin Municipal Water District Lifts Sprinkler Ban
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonMost Marin County residents will once again be allowed to turn on their sprinklers following a nearly three-month ban. The Marin Municipal Water District board voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow the district’s 191,000 residents in central and southern Marin to use outdoor sprinklers and drip irrigation two days per week. Outdoor irrigation using potable […]