In California, you pay big bucks for blue skies and sunshine filled days like we had today in San Jose. But this morning, ABC7 News Meteorologist Drew Tuma explained why it’s not necessarily always a good thing. “This is our 49th day in a row without a drop of rain in San Jose,” Tuma said. […]
Local irrigation district officials and Merced County farmers are worried the current wet season isn’t wet enough to yield more than one acre-foot of surface water for many local farmers in the coming dry season. During a Merced Irrigation District board meeting this week, officials discussed how to grapple with the expected water supply shortages […]
La Niña is expected to stick around for at least a little while longer, with the transition back to neutral conditions most likely not taking place until at least later in spring. That’s according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecast, which was released late last week. […]
The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. A dramatic drying in 2021 — about as dry as 2002 and one of the driest years ever recorded for the […]
Atmospheric Rivers are a fact of life in California and the West Coast. They carry large enough amounts of water to end a drought, but at the same time cause significant destruction to life and property. A relatively new partnership between the Scripps Institution for Oceanography, NOAA, and the Air Force is using the Hurricane […]
For most of us, fog is a nuisance. It makes driving difficult and it tends to dampen the mood of the day. But Dr. Daniel Fernandez at Cal State Monterey Bay has been working with fog for nearly 20 years, using nets to collect tiny fog water droplets on murky, breezy days. The fog nets […]
Some San Jose Residents Could Run Out of Water by Summer if Drought Continues, Expert Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /abc 7 Newsby Dustin DorseyIn California, you pay big bucks for blue skies and sunshine filled days like we had today in San Jose. But this morning, ABC7 News Meteorologist Drew Tuma explained why it’s not necessarily always a good thing. “This is our 49th day in a row without a drop of rain in San Jose,” Tuma said. […]
Merced County Farms Looking at Drastic Water Shortages With Coming Dry Season
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Merced Sun-Starby Madeline ShannonLocal irrigation district officials and Merced County farmers are worried the current wet season isn’t wet enough to yield more than one acre-foot of surface water for many local farmers in the coming dry season. During a Merced Irrigation District board meeting this week, officials discussed how to grapple with the expected water supply shortages […]
La Niña Forecast: NOAA Gives Update Amid Dry California Winter
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KTLAby Tracy BloomLa Niña is expected to stick around for at least a little while longer, with the transition back to neutral conditions most likely not taking place until at least later in spring. That’s according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecast, which was released late last week. […]
West Megadrought Worsens to Driest in at Least 1,200 Years
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinThe American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. A dramatic drying in 2021 — about as dry as 2002 and one of the driest years ever recorded for the […]
Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flights Lays Groundwork for Improved Forecasts
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Action News Nowby Patrick WrightAtmospheric Rivers are a fact of life in California and the West Coast. They carry large enough amounts of water to end a drought, but at the same time cause significant destruction to life and property. A relatively new partnership between the Scripps Institution for Oceanography, NOAA, and the Air Force is using the Hurricane […]
Finding Use for Fog: California Farmers Could Benefit From Using Fog Nets to Buffer Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRAby Heather WaldmanFor most of us, fog is a nuisance. It makes driving difficult and it tends to dampen the mood of the day. But Dr. Daniel Fernandez at Cal State Monterey Bay has been working with fog for nearly 20 years, using nets to collect tiny fog water droplets on murky, breezy days. The fog nets […]