California farmers near the Arizona border with the oldest rights to Colorado River water will reap $38 million over three years to not plant some of their fields and leave extra water in the rapidly declining Lake Mead reservoir. Located roughly halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix, growers near the City of Blythe in Riverside County have first priority to the river water. They […]
Water is flowing once again to the Colorado River’s delta in Mexico, a vast region that was once a natural splendor before the iconic Western river was dammed and diverted at the turn of the last century, essentially turning the delta into a desert. In 2012, the idea emerged that water could be intentionally sent down […]
The 22-year-long drought in the Colorado River Basin is growing more severe. The levels of Lake Mead and Lake Powell are lower than they have ever been. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has ordered mandatory cutbacks of water deliveries in 2022 with more cuts predicted in the following two years. Experts are acknowledging that the river has changed fundamentally: “No doubt climate change is real. We’re seeing it on the Colorado River every […]
It feels like an apocalypse in the southwest — wildfires, floods, drought, heat, smoke. This was not the norm when I moved to Colorado 35 years ago. Climate scientists may have predicted the arrival of these extreme events, but many admit their predictions have come true faster than they expected. One outcome they pinpointed was […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an office that will treat climate change as a public-health issue, designed to address what the White House says are health risks, including those that disproportionately affect poor and minority communities. Many details of the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, which will report […]
Arizona’s wet monsoon season improved the state’s drought conditions, but the West’s water woes are far from over. At the start of this year, nearly three-quarters of Arizona was in an exceptional drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most severe category. Now, less than 1% of the state is at that level.
Southern California Desert Farmers Will Earn Millions to Fallow Fields, Save Colorado River Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet WilsonCalifornia farmers near the Arizona border with the oldest rights to Colorado River water will reap $38 million over three years to not plant some of their fields and leave extra water in the rapidly declining Lake Mead reservoir. Located roughly halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix, growers near the City of Blythe in Riverside County have first priority to the river water. They […]
Water-Starved Colorado River Delta Gets Another Shot of Life From the River’s Flows
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Education Foundationby Gary PitzerWater is flowing once again to the Colorado River’s delta in Mexico, a vast region that was once a natural splendor before the iconic Western river was dammed and diverted at the turn of the last century, essentially turning the delta into a desert. In 2012, the idea emerged that water could be intentionally sent down […]
Opinion: How to Make Your Voice Heard on the Future of the Threatened Salton Sea
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Chuck ParkerThe 22-year-long drought in the Colorado River Basin is growing more severe. The levels of Lake Mead and Lake Powell are lower than they have ever been. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has ordered mandatory cutbacks of water deliveries in 2022 with more cuts predicted in the following two years. Experts are acknowledging that the river has changed fundamentally: “No doubt climate change is real. We’re seeing it on the Colorado River every […]
Opinion: The Colorado River Is Sending Us a Message
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Pagosa Springs Sunby Gary WocknerIt feels like an apocalypse in the southwest — wildfires, floods, drought, heat, smoke. This was not the norm when I moved to Colorado 35 years ago. Climate scientists may have predicted the arrival of these extreme events, but many admit their predictions have come true faster than they expected. One outcome they pinpointed was […]
Climate Change to Be Treated as Public-Health Issue
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Wall Street Journalby Stephanie ArmourThe Department of Health and Human Services has launched an office that will treat climate change as a public-health issue, designed to address what the White House says are health risks, including those that disproportionately affect poor and minority communities. Many details of the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, which will report […]
Long-Term Drought Persists, But Wet Monsoon Improved Arizona’s Conditions
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KJZZby Katherine Davis-YoungArizona’s wet monsoon season improved the state’s drought conditions, but the West’s water woes are far from over. At the start of this year, nearly three-quarters of Arizona was in an exceptional drought, the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most severe category. Now, less than 1% of the state is at that level.