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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]