In 1969, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished construction of the Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River in Marion County, Iowa. One of thousands of U.S. dams built that decade, its purpose was to moderate seasonal flooding, allowing the Corps to release the million-and-a-half acre feet of snowmelt it impounded each spring […]
Drought-plagued California is poised to bar thousands of farmers, landowners and others from pumping water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed, a move that irrigation districts said exceeds the water board’s authority. The emergency rules would be the first time state regulators have taken such wide-reaching action during a drought to prevent diversions from the massive Delta […]
Summer-dry conditions in spring were a leading indicator that this year’s fire season was off to an early and potentially more intense start. Current drought conditions are leading to “record dry fuel moistures,” a repeating phrase attached to most of this year’s major wildfires in a season that is outpacing the 2020 fire season in […]
Tomato sauce is feeling the squeeze and ketchup can’t catch up. California grows more than 90 percent of Americans’ canned tomatoes and a third of the world’s. Ongoing drought in the state has hurt the planting and harvesting of many summer crops, but water-hungry “processing tomatoes” are caught up in a particularly treacherous swirl (a “tormado”?) of […]
With just one month left in the precipitation year and little rainfall to show for it, Turlock Irrigation District and its customers are currently experiencing the fourth-driest year on record. According to TID hydrologist Olivia Cramer, the Tuolumne River Watershed has received just 18.23 inches of precipitation since Sept. 1, or just about half of […]
The sounds of sprinklers have become silenced in many communities this summer due to dry conditions. Michael Lee, of Buffalo, tried hard to keep his lawn up. “It’s (the drought) not stopping the weeds. We’ve got thistles and stuff that are coming up, and I try to nip those when I can, but yeah, it’s […]
Can Retrofitting Dams for Hydro Provide a Green Energy Boost?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Yale Environment 360by James DinneenIn 1969, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished construction of the Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River in Marion County, Iowa. One of thousands of U.S. dams built that decade, its purpose was to moderate seasonal flooding, allowing the Corps to release the million-and-a-half acre feet of snowmelt it impounded each spring […]
Will Delta Water Users Sue — Again — To Stop California’s Drought Rules?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerDrought-plagued California is poised to bar thousands of farmers, landowners and others from pumping water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed, a move that irrigation districts said exceeds the water board’s authority. The emergency rules would be the first time state regulators have taken such wide-reaching action during a drought to prevent diversions from the massive Delta […]
Worst Drought in 20 Years? A County-by-County Look Around the Bay Area
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NBC Bay Areaby Rob MayedaSummer-dry conditions in spring were a leading indicator that this year’s fire season was off to an early and potentially more intense start. Current drought conditions are leading to “record dry fuel moistures,” a repeating phrase attached to most of this year’s major wildfires in a season that is outpacing the 2020 fire season in […]
Get Ready To Pay More For Tomatoes, As California Growers Reel From Extreme Weather
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Washington Postby Laura ReileyTomato sauce is feeling the squeeze and ketchup can’t catch up. California grows more than 90 percent of Americans’ canned tomatoes and a third of the world’s. Ongoing drought in the state has hurt the planting and harvesting of many summer crops, but water-hungry “processing tomatoes” are caught up in a particularly treacherous swirl (a “tormado”?) of […]
TID Experiencing Fourth-Driest Year in 90 Years
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Turlock Journalby Angelina MartinWith just one month left in the precipitation year and little rainfall to show for it, Turlock Irrigation District and its customers are currently experiencing the fourth-driest year on record. According to TID hydrologist Olivia Cramer, the Tuolumne River Watershed has received just 18.23 inches of precipitation since Sept. 1, or just about half of […]
Drought Moves DNR to Recommend Water Restrictions for More Than 500 Minnesota Cities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSTP.comby Jessica MilesThe sounds of sprinklers have become silenced in many communities this summer due to dry conditions. Michael Lee, of Buffalo, tried hard to keep his lawn up. “It’s (the drought) not stopping the weeds. We’ve got thistles and stuff that are coming up, and I try to nip those when I can, but yeah, it’s […]