In a major sign of California’s worsening drought, Santa Clara County’s largest water provider announced Monday that it is moving forward with plans to declare a water shortage emergency and to urge cities and water companies that serve 2 million residents in and around San Jose to impose mandatory water restrictions.
Just two years after California celebrated the end of its last devastating drought, the state is facing another one. Snowpack has dwindled to nearly nothing, the state’s 1,500 reservoirs are at only 50% of their average levels, and federal and local agencies have begun to issue water restrictions. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in 41 of […]
Hoover Dam towers more than 700 feet above Black Canyon on the Arizona-Nevada state line, holding back the waters of the Colorado River. On top of the dam, where visitors peer down the graceful white arc of its face, one of its art deco-style towers is adorned with a work of art that memorializes the purposes of the dam. […]
More than half of the continental US is currently experiencing some level of drought, and about a quarter is in severe drought or worse. In recent years, the western and southwestern US has been in a seemingly continual state of reduced rainfall and snowpack. Droughts have many well-known, potentially catastrophic consequences, from crop failures to water shortages to wildfires. Yet they can also have more direct […]
Drought conditions in California remain at record highs, with most of the state now classified in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, reflecting conditions across the Southwest, according to a new report from climate scientists. Much of the Bay Area and the northern Central Valley have been included in the most severe “exceptional drought” zone, along with […]
Construction of a temporary salinity barrier on the False River is underway after an emergency request by the Department of Water Resources was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. The barrier, necessitated by worsening drought conditions, is intended to help preserve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by reducing saltwater intrusion. The […]
Drought: Mandatory Water Restrictions Coming to Santa Clara County
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury Newsby Paul Rogers and Kate SeligIn a major sign of California’s worsening drought, Santa Clara County’s largest water provider announced Monday that it is moving forward with plans to declare a water shortage emergency and to urge cities and water companies that serve 2 million residents in and around San Jose to impose mandatory water restrictions.
‘Truly An Emergency’: How Drought Returned to California – and What Lies Ahead
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Gabrielle CanonJust two years after California celebrated the end of its last devastating drought, the state is facing another one. Snowpack has dwindled to nearly nothing, the state’s 1,500 reservoirs are at only 50% of their average levels, and federal and local agencies have begun to issue water restrictions. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in 41 of […]
Hoover Dam, A Symbol of the Modern West, Faces An Epic Water Shortage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /USA Todayby Ian JamesHoover Dam towers more than 700 feet above Black Canyon on the Arizona-Nevada state line, holding back the waters of the Colorado River. On top of the dam, where visitors peer down the graceful white arc of its face, one of its art deco-style towers is adorned with a work of art that memorializes the purposes of the dam. […]
Worsening Droughts Could Increase Arsenic Exposure for Some Americans
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Popular Scienceby Lauren LefferMore than half of the continental US is currently experiencing some level of drought, and about a quarter is in severe drought or worse. In recent years, the western and southwestern US has been in a seemingly continual state of reduced rainfall and snowpack. Droughts have many well-known, potentially catastrophic consequences, from crop failures to water shortages to wildfires. Yet they can also have more direct […]
74% of California and 52% of the Western U.S. Now in ‘Exceptional’ Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Steve RubensteinDrought conditions in California remain at record highs, with most of the state now classified in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, reflecting conditions across the Southwest, according to a new report from climate scientists. Much of the Bay Area and the northern Central Valley have been included in the most severe “exceptional drought” zone, along with […]
State Takes Action on Water Exports from the Delta
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Press (Bay Delta)by Tony KukulichConstruction of a temporary salinity barrier on the False River is underway after an emergency request by the Department of Water Resources was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. The barrier, necessitated by worsening drought conditions, is intended to help preserve water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by reducing saltwater intrusion. The […]