There is dry dirt where water should be at Folsom Lake. A lack of wet weather is taking a toll on the state’s water supply. Chris Orrock is a spokesperson for the California Department of Water Resources. He said while drought-like conditions are very common for the state, this year is worse than normal, especially […]
Stunning drone photographs of Lake Oroville help illustrate the drought emergency declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom in two Northern California counties. Water levels at Lake Oroville have dropped to 42% of its 3,537,577 acre foot capacity. Conditions are particularly acute in Mendocino and Sonoma counties because the local water supply depends on rainfall in the […]
Water officials in Arizona say they are prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared shortage in the river that supplies millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico. Arizona stands to lose more than any other state in […]
Millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the Central Valley will be trucked to San Francisco Bay and other coastal sites for release, because the rivers they’d normally travel to get to the ocean are drying up, state and federal officials said Wednesday.
Three more big Bay Area water agencies are calling on residents to conserve water as drought looms in California following two consecutive extraordinarily dry winters. Board members with both the East Bay Municipal Utility District and Sonoma Water approved proclamations Tuesday to declare drought emergencies.
California is once again in a drought, just four years after the last dry spell decimated ecosystems, fueled megafires and left many rural communities without well water. Droughts are a natural part of the landscape in the American west, and the region has in many ways been shaped by its history of drought. But the […]
Sierra Snow Survey Canceled Due to Impacts of Dry Weather, Water Supply Also at Risk
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRA (Sacramento)by Emily MaherThere is dry dirt where water should be at Folsom Lake. A lack of wet weather is taking a toll on the state’s water supply. Chris Orrock is a spokesperson for the California Department of Water Resources. He said while drought-like conditions are very common for the state, this year is worse than normal, especially […]
Stunning Drone Photos over Lake Oroville Show Drought Emergency in Northern California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby By Robert St. John (L.A. Times) and Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Stunning drone photographs of Lake Oroville help illustrate the drought emergency declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom in two Northern California counties. Water levels at Lake Oroville have dropped to 42% of its 3,537,577 acre foot capacity. Conditions are particularly acute in Mendocino and Sonoma counties because the local water supply depends on rainfall in the […]
Arizona Positioned to Take on Cuts in Colorado River Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Felicia FonsecaWater officials in Arizona say they are prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared shortage in the river that supplies millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico. Arizona stands to lose more than any other state in […]
Drought-Depleted Rivers Force Salmon Hatcheries to Truck Fish to the Pacific
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderMillions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the Central Valley will be trucked to San Francisco Bay and other coastal sites for release, because the rivers they’d normally travel to get to the ocean are drying up, state and federal officials said Wednesday.
3 More Bay Area Water Districts Take Drastic Steps With Drought Looming
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Amy GraffThree more big Bay Area water agencies are calling on residents to conserve water as drought looms in California following two consecutive extraordinarily dry winters. Board members with both the East Bay Municipal Utility District and Sonoma Water approved proclamations Tuesday to declare drought emergencies.
From Dust Bowl to California Drought: A Climate Scientist on the Lessons We Still Haven’t Learned
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Maanvi SinghCalifornia is once again in a drought, just four years after the last dry spell decimated ecosystems, fueled megafires and left many rural communities without well water. Droughts are a natural part of the landscape in the American west, and the region has in many ways been shaped by its history of drought. But the […]