Some Colorado River tribulations today remind me of a folk story: A young man went to visit his fiancé and found the family trembling and weeping. They pointed to the ceiling, where an axe was embedded in a rafter.
The long-term drought and effects of climate change means more trouble for the millions of people that depend on the Colorado River. In a statement released in early April, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Central Arizona Project state that they expect the first-ever shortage declaration for the river in 2022, meaning substantial […]
Scientists have few categories at their disposal to describe droughts, which are more complex than mere shortages of precipitation or surface water. For example, some local shortages can be invisible, as when water is transferred into a dry area from a distant source. Other shortages are chronic, with communities continuously requiring more water than is […]
As yet another season of drought returns to California, the mood has grown increasingly grim across the vast and fertile San Joaquin Valley. Renowned for its bounty of dairies, row crops, grapes, almonds, pistachios and fruit trees, this agricultural heartland is still reeling from the effects of the last punishing drought, which left the region […]
Sonoma County is facing a historic drought after two dry winters and, on Tuesday, county supervisors are expected to proclaim a drought emergency. “We’re looking, today, at the lowest level our reservoirs have ever been since they were built,” said Brad Sherwood, the spokesman at Sonoma Water.
By the time this column is published, Northern California may be receiving some much-needed rain, and possibly some snow. However, late-season precipitation does not change the reality that California is in one of its periodic droughts after two dry years. Major Northern California reservoirs are only about half-full due to scanty runoff from mountain snowpacks, […]
Opinion: Pumping Up Fear Along the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Salt Lake Tribuneby George SibleySome Colorado River tribulations today remind me of a folk story: A young man went to visit his fiancé and found the family trembling and weeping. They pointed to the ceiling, where an axe was embedded in a rafter.
Arizona’s Water Supply Could be Impacted by Continued Drought Conditions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC 15by Jorge TorresThe long-term drought and effects of climate change means more trouble for the millions of people that depend on the Colorado River. In a statement released in early April, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the Central Arizona Project state that they expect the first-ever shortage declaration for the river in 2022, meaning substantial […]
A Better Way to Understand Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /EOSby Elizabeth ThompsonScientists have few categories at their disposal to describe droughts, which are more complex than mere shortages of precipitation or surface water. For example, some local shortages can be invisible, as when water is transferred into a dry area from a distant source. Other shortages are chronic, with communities continuously requiring more water than is […]
Wells Dry Up, Crops Imperiled, Workers in Limbo as California Drought Grips San Joaquin Valley
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagúnAs yet another season of drought returns to California, the mood has grown increasingly grim across the vast and fertile San Joaquin Valley. Renowned for its bounty of dairies, row crops, grapes, almonds, pistachios and fruit trees, this agricultural heartland is still reeling from the effects of the last punishing drought, which left the region […]
Historically Low Water at Lake Sonoma Points to Potentially Devastating Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Areaby Da LinSonoma County is facing a historic drought after two dry winters and, on Tuesday, county supervisors are expected to proclaim a drought emergency. “We’re looking, today, at the lowest level our reservoirs have ever been since they were built,” said Brad Sherwood, the spokesman at Sonoma Water.
Opinion: As Drought Hits California, Long-Term Issues Loom
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Dan WaltersBy the time this column is published, Northern California may be receiving some much-needed rain, and possibly some snow. However, late-season precipitation does not change the reality that California is in one of its periodic droughts after two dry years. Major Northern California reservoirs are only about half-full due to scanty runoff from mountain snowpacks, […]