Congress passed a government funding bill in a down-to-the-wire vote on Thursday in the face of a looming shutdown. The continuing resolution bill, a short-term spending resolution that will keep the government funded through early December, delegates $28.6 billion to disaster relief efforts, including for wildfire prevention and response and the consequences of drought.
With California starved for water amid dire drought conditions, there’s a lot of hope that the upcoming winter will deliver plentiful rain and snow. But exactly how much precipitation is needed to pull the state out of a drought? The California Department of Water Resources, the state agency that manages drought responset, has answered that question with […]
The thirst for water in the Western U.S. will likely not be quenched in the near future. Drought conditions are expected to persist in the West, which is already amid a decades-long megadrought, through 2022 and beyond, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s drought outlook.
Another year of drought means another year of reduced harvest for California rice. Farmers slashed planting by 20% in the spring due to water shortages, which amounts to about 100,000 acres of idle rice fields. “We don’t want to be cut any more than people want to be told how they can treat their back lawn or […]
State water officials are facing unprecedented challenges preventing erosion and runoff this winter after the Dixie Fire burned more acreage than any other single wildfire in California history. Crews have begun erosion control projects and are planning for the run-off of sediment into the Sierra watershed throughout the wet season. Crews with the California Conservation Corps […]
Residents and property owners must now follow immediate citywide changes to watering and irrigation in the wake of this week’s City Council water shortage emergency declaration. According to a city release, the council’s declaration Monday night goes into effect immediately and is intended to limit water use by 15 percent compared to last year, in […]
California Gets Money for Wildfire, Drought as Congress Temporarily Funds Government Again
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Sacramento Beeby Gillian BrassilCongress passed a government funding bill in a down-to-the-wire vote on Thursday in the face of a looming shutdown. The continuing resolution bill, a short-term spending resolution that will keep the government funded through early December, delegates $28.6 billion to disaster relief efforts, including for wildfire prevention and response and the consequences of drought.
This Is How Much Rain California Needs to Get Out of the Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SF Gateby Amy GraffWith California starved for water amid dire drought conditions, there’s a lot of hope that the upcoming winter will deliver plentiful rain and snow. But exactly how much precipitation is needed to pull the state out of a drought? The California Department of Water Resources, the state agency that manages drought responset, has answered that question with […]
Drought Expected to Persist in Much of the Western US Through 2022 and Beyond, According to NOAA Report
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC Newsby Daniel ManzoThe thirst for water in the Western U.S. will likely not be quenched in the near future. Drought conditions are expected to persist in the West, which is already amid a decades-long megadrought, through 2022 and beyond, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s drought outlook.
California Rice Harvest Impacted By Drought After Farmers Slashed Plantings 20%
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC10by Luke ClearyAnother year of drought means another year of reduced harvest for California rice. Farmers slashed planting by 20% in the spring due to water shortages, which amounts to about 100,000 acres of idle rice fields. “We don’t want to be cut any more than people want to be told how they can treat their back lawn or […]
Massive Dixie Fire burn Scar Could Cause Unprecedented Runoff Into Waterways This Winter
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC 7by Kelli SaamState water officials are facing unprecedented challenges preventing erosion and runoff this winter after the Dixie Fire burned more acreage than any other single wildfire in California history. Crews have begun erosion control projects and are planning for the run-off of sediment into the Sierra watershed throughout the wet season. Crews with the California Conservation Corps […]
Livermore City Council Sets Mandatory Watering Limits
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /East Bay Timesby George KellyResidents and property owners must now follow immediate citywide changes to watering and irrigation in the wake of this week’s City Council water shortage emergency declaration. According to a city release, the council’s declaration Monday night goes into effect immediately and is intended to limit water use by 15 percent compared to last year, in […]