Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an expanded “drought emergency proclamation” for 41 of the state’s 58 counties, citing above-average temperatures and dry conditions for April and May. So far, Southern California has been spared the worst of the drought, and the San Diego County Water Authority has said it has supplies to withstand several […]
California is in a serious drought. The National Drought Mitigation Center’s drought monitor puts most of the state in extreme drought zones for the first time since 2015. The latest instance of drought has once again put the state’s water use under the microscope to identify opportunities for conservation, a task that’s expected to become more […]
Sonoma County supervisors are expected to offer their formal support Tuesday for a plan to pump 20% less water than normal from the Russian River for the remainder of the year, preserving dwindling supplies in local reservoirs but making less water available to more than 600,000 consumers in Sonoma and northern Marin counties.
Every spring, California farmers brace themselves for signs of wriggling organisms destined to launch multigenerational attacks on their crops. Many insect species survive the winter as eggs or larvae and then emerge in early spring as the first generation to feed and breed on millions of acres of California vineyards, orchards and row crops. Climate […]
As California enters what could be a record-breaking drought, a just-completed nine-year floodplain restoration project at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers offers an ambitious attempt at one mitigation solution. At a 1,600-acre former dairy ranch called Dos Rios, the conservation organization River Partners removed berms that farmers had originally constructed to […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation’s most populous state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest springs on record threatens another severe wildfire season across the American West. The Democratic governor said he is acting […]
San Diego Spared as Newsom Declares Drought Emergency in 41 of California’s 58 Counties
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Reuters Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityGovernor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an expanded “drought emergency proclamation” for 41 of the state’s 58 counties, citing above-average temperatures and dry conditions for April and May. So far, Southern California has been spared the worst of the drought, and the San Diego County Water Authority has said it has supplies to withstand several […]
This is How California’s Water Use Has Changed Since the Last Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Yoohyun JungCalifornia is in a serious drought. The National Drought Mitigation Center’s drought monitor puts most of the state in extreme drought zones for the first time since 2015. The latest instance of drought has once again put the state’s water use under the microscope to identify opportunities for conservation, a task that’s expected to become more […]
Sonoma County Officials to Cut Pumping from Russian River by 20% Amid Deepening Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Santa Rosa Press-Democratby Mary CallahanSonoma County supervisors are expected to offer their formal support Tuesday for a plan to pump 20% less water than normal from the Russian River for the remainder of the year, preserving dwindling supplies in local reservoirs but making less water available to more than 600,000 consumers in Sonoma and northern Marin counties.
In California’s Farm Country, Climate Change Is Likely to Trigger More Pesticide Use, Fouling Waterways
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Liza GrossEvery spring, California farmers brace themselves for signs of wriggling organisms destined to launch multigenerational attacks on their crops. Many insect species survive the winter as eggs or larvae and then emerge in early spring as the first generation to feed and breed on millions of acres of California vineyards, orchards and row crops. Climate […]
Could This $36 Million Central Valley River Restoration Project Help with California’s Droughts?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicle by Tara DugganAs California enters what could be a record-breaking drought, a just-completed nine-year floodplain restoration project at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers offers an ambitious attempt at one mitigation solution. At a 1,600-acre former dairy ranch called Dos Rios, the conservation organization River Partners removed berms that farmers had originally constructed to […]
California Expands Drought Emergency to Large Swath of State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Don ThompsonCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation’s most populous state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest springs on record threatens another severe wildfire season across the American West. The Democratic governor said he is acting […]