Thunderstorms that dropped light rain gave some breathing room to crews struggling to quench California’s massive wildfires but lightning sparked several new blazes in the drought-stricken north, fire officials said. The storms that rolled through Thursday night into Friday were followed by weekend forecasts of clear weather and a warming trend in fire areas into […]
Drought. Wildfires. And, for the country as a whole, temperatures worse than the Dust Bowl. In a further bit of evidence of the reality of climate change, California has just experienced its hottest summer on record, according to data released this week by the federal government. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the average temperature in California reached […]
California lawmakers on Thursday voted to spend more than $2 billion to prevent wildfires and address a severe drought, closing the book — for now — on a $262.5 billion operating budget that began the year with a record deficit because of the pandemic and ended with a record surplus in spite of it.
For the first time, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a water shortage for Lake Mead starting in 2022. Located between southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, Lake Mead provides water and generates electricity for the more than 20 million people in the lower Colorado River Basin.
The bustle of birds and insect pollinators is the first thing you notice at Full Belly Farm in Guinda, about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco in the Capay Valley, where Judith Redmond and her partners started farming four decades ago.
The major arteries of California’s water-delivery system are crumbling, but a proposal in the state Legislature to spend $785 million fixing them is dead for the year. The legislation, SB 559 was pulled off the table this week by its chief author, state Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), after an Assembly committee stripped the funding and […]
Rain Helps in California Fire Fight, Lightning Sparks Others
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP NewsThunderstorms that dropped light rain gave some breathing room to crews struggling to quench California’s massive wildfires but lightning sparked several new blazes in the drought-stricken north, fire officials said. The storms that rolled through Thursday night into Friday were followed by weekend forecasts of clear weather and a warming trend in fire areas into […]
It Isn’t Your Imagination. This Summer in California Is the Hottest Ever Recorded
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerDrought. Wildfires. And, for the country as a whole, temperatures worse than the Dust Bowl. In a further bit of evidence of the reality of climate change, California has just experienced its hottest summer on record, according to data released this week by the federal government. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the average temperature in California reached […]
California OKs New Spending on Drought, Wildfire Prevention
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Associated Pressby Adam BeamCalifornia lawmakers on Thursday voted to spend more than $2 billion to prevent wildfires and address a severe drought, closing the book — for now — on a $262.5 billion operating budget that began the year with a record deficit because of the pandemic and ended with a record surplus in spite of it.
Opinion: Depleted by Drought, Lakes Powell and Mead Were Doomed from the Beginning
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Washington Postby Becky BolingerFor the first time, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a water shortage for Lake Mead starting in 2022. Located between southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, Lake Mead provides water and generates electricity for the more than 20 million people in the lower Colorado River Basin.
California’s Sustainable Farms, Models for Agriculture in Warming World, Need Help Surviving It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /KQEDby Liza GrossThe bustle of birds and insect pollinators is the first thing you notice at Full Belly Farm in Guinda, about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco in the Capay Valley, where Judith Redmond and her partners started farming four decades ago.
California’s Vital Canals are Crumbling. A Plan to Fix Them Just Died in the Legislature
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerThe major arteries of California’s water-delivery system are crumbling, but a proposal in the state Legislature to spend $785 million fixing them is dead for the year. The legislation, SB 559 was pulled off the table this week by its chief author, state Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), after an Assembly committee stripped the funding and […]