Light rain started falling Sunday evening in the Bay Area, as a week of much-needed precipitation was forecast for the parched Northern California landscape. One to 2 inches of rain is expected to fall across the Bay Area over the next week, and even more could fall across the North Bay as a series of […]
The wet winter the American south-west has hoped for as it battles extreme drought and heat is increasingly unlikely to materialize as scientists now predict that a phenomenon known as La Niña will develop for the second year in a row. The weather system could intensify the worst effects of the drought that much of the region […]
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) made the County of Madera responsible for groundwater management for the more than 200,000 acres that are not part of an irrigation or water district (the “white areas”) in Madera County. Like many regions in the Central Valley, Madera County is heavily groundwater dependent. The average annual shortage in […]
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Southern Nevada on Monday and is scheduled to talk about climate change and investing in climate resilience. White House communications report the vice president is planning to be at Lake Mead at around noon. Harris is scheduled to participate in a tour, receive a briefing, and deliver remarks making […]
For the second straight year, the world heads into a new La Niña weather event. This would tend to dry out parts of an already parched and fiery American West and boost an already busy Atlantic hurricane season. Just five months after the end of a La Niña that started in September 2020, the U.S. […]
The West’s historic, multi-year drought is threatening water supply, food production and electricity generation. It has drained reservoirs at incredible rates and fueled one of the most extreme wildfire seasons the region has ever experienced. In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 126-year record — a clear sign of the role climate change plays […]
Much-needed Rain Finally Falling in the Bay Area; Snow in the Sierra
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Mercury Newsby Jakob RodgersLight rain started falling Sunday evening in the Bay Area, as a week of much-needed precipitation was forecast for the parched Northern California landscape. One to 2 inches of rain is expected to fall across the Bay Area over the next week, and even more could fall across the North Bay as a series of […]
Scientists See a La Niña Coming. What Does That Mean for the Dry American Southwest?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Gabrielle CanonThe wet winter the American south-west has hoped for as it battles extreme drought and heat is increasingly unlikely to materialize as scientists now predict that a phenomenon known as La Niña will develop for the second year in a row. The weather system could intensify the worst effects of the drought that much of the region […]
Opinion: Madera County’s Groundwater Situation Is Dire. New Efforts Are Underway to Address It
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Rob PoythressThe Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) made the County of Madera responsible for groundwater management for the more than 200,000 acres that are not part of an irrigation or water district (the “white areas”) in Madera County. Like many regions in the Central Valley, Madera County is heavily groundwater dependent. The average annual shortage in […]
Vice President Kamala Harris to Visit Lake Mead Monday, Address Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC13by Jordan GartnerVice President Kamala Harris will visit Southern Nevada on Monday and is scheduled to talk about climate change and investing in climate resilience. White House communications report the vice president is planning to be at Lake Mead at around noon. Harris is scheduled to participate in a tour, receive a briefing, and deliver remarks making […]
Q&A: La Niña’s Back and It’s Not Good for Parts of Dry West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinFor the second straight year, the world heads into a new La Niña weather event. This would tend to dry out parts of an already parched and fiery American West and boost an already busy Atlantic hurricane season. Just five months after the end of a La Niña that started in September 2020, the U.S. […]
The Drought in California This Summer Was the Worst on Record
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Rachel RamirezThe West’s historic, multi-year drought is threatening water supply, food production and electricity generation. It has drained reservoirs at incredible rates and fueled one of the most extreme wildfire seasons the region has ever experienced. In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 126-year record — a clear sign of the role climate change plays […]