The heavy rains of the past three months have been truly extraordinary. And while the rains have brought much-needed relief to Marin’s water supply crisis, they are a harbinger of the dangers we still face. Consistent with the predicted effects of climate change, dramatic swings in rainfall – big storms and big droughts – will […]
Research on atmospheric rivers takes flight as UC San Diego’s Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes taps “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft for specialized scientific missions. The aircraft will fly for a 13-week period (that began January 5) to glean critical data for improving forecasts of atmospheric river storms over the Pacific Ocean. Those storms, or […]
With a parade of storms sweeping California in December, the federal government’s US Drought map has shown severe drought conditions fade across the state in recent weeks, and on the most recent map released Thursday, “exceptional drought” — the most extreme level of drought — completely disappeared from the map. The map quickly went viral […]
Impacts from climate change and two decades of drought on the Colorado River are fueling fears that states in the Upper Basin – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – could be forced to curtail their own water use to fulfill obligations under the century-old Colorado River Compact to send a certain amount of water […]
If it looks like something that could transport you into the future, in a sense it is. A spaceship-sized hoop suspended from a helicopter is actually part of an advanced water detection system. The information it’s gathering, could help determine the future of California’s water supply – and where we store it. “I’ve seen similar […]
The Indian Wells Valley groundwater plan got a thumbs up from the state on Thursday but with a swarm of lawsuits surrounding the plan, it’s unclear what that approval will mean going forward. One of those lawsuits seeks a “comprehensive adjudication” of water rights of the Indian Wells Valley basin, which could reconfigure who has rights to […]
Opinion: Marin Voice: Water District Board Member Lays Out Plan to Build 3-Year Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent Journalby Monty SchmittThe heavy rains of the past three months have been truly extraordinary. And while the rains have brought much-needed relief to Marin’s water supply crisis, they are a harbinger of the dangers we still face. Consistent with the predicted effects of climate change, dramatic swings in rainfall – big storms and big droughts – will […]
Atmospheric River Storm Observations Take Flight Over Pacific Ocean
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Steve Koppes and Lauren Wood Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityResearch on atmospheric rivers takes flight as UC San Diego’s Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes taps “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft for specialized scientific missions. The aircraft will fly for a 13-week period (that began January 5) to glean critical data for improving forecasts of atmospheric river storms over the Pacific Ocean. Those storms, or […]
Why This Viral Map Isn’t the Best Indicator of California Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SF GATEby Amy GraffWith a parade of storms sweeping California in December, the federal government’s US Drought map has shown severe drought conditions fade across the state in recent weeks, and on the most recent map released Thursday, “exceptional drought” — the most extreme level of drought — completely disappeared from the map. The map quickly went viral […]
As the Colorado River Shrinks, Can the Basin Find an Equitable Solution in Sharing the River’s Waters?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water (Water Education Foundation)by Douglas E. BeemanImpacts from climate change and two decades of drought on the Colorado River are fueling fears that states in the Upper Basin – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – could be forced to curtail their own water use to fulfill obligations under the century-old Colorado River Compact to send a certain amount of water […]
Spaceship-sized Detection System Could Help Determine Future of Ca Water Supply, Where to Store It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /abc 7 Newsby Spencer Christian and Tim DidionIf it looks like something that could transport you into the future, in a sense it is. A spaceship-sized hoop suspended from a helicopter is actually part of an advanced water detection system. The information it’s gathering, could help determine the future of California’s water supply – and where we store it. “I’ve seen similar […]
Desert Groundwater Plan OK’d by State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SJV Waterby Lois HenryThe Indian Wells Valley groundwater plan got a thumbs up from the state on Thursday but with a swarm of lawsuits surrounding the plan, it’s unclear what that approval will mean going forward. One of those lawsuits seeks a “comprehensive adjudication” of water rights of the Indian Wells Valley basin, which could reconfigure who has rights to […]