There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to forecasting climate patterns when there’s an El Niño or a La Niña pattern in place. El Niño and La Niña patterns are part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which monitors sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. When sea-surface temperatures in this region are above average, it’s called […]
The tumultuous, years-long legal fight between farmer Michael Abatti and the Imperial Irrigation District — two of Southern California’s powerbrokers — is now finished. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined Abatti’s petition for review, leaving in place an appellate court’s decision that declared IID the rightful owner of a massive allotment of Colorado River water.
On Aug. 3, researchers at the Plumas National Forest in Northern California received a startling result: Sticks and logs they gathered from the forest floor to assess wildfire risk had a moisture level of just 2%. The reading was the lowest ever recorded in 15 years of measurements at a site in the forest’s southwest […]
If all you’ve ever seen of the Fresno River is through Madera as you drive over it on Highway 99, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just a weed-infested, shopping cart collector rather than a real river.
Google and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have signed a three-year deal to use the tech giant’s artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the agency’s environmental monitoring, weather forecasting and climate research, according to a joint announcement released Tuesday.
There’s Hope, SoCal: La Niña Doesn’t Always Mean Drier Winter Weather
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Spectrum News 1by Jacqueline BennettThere isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to forecasting climate patterns when there’s an El Niño or a La Niña pattern in place. El Niño and La Niña patterns are part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which monitors sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. When sea-surface temperatures in this region are above average, it’s called […]
California Supreme Court Refuses to Review Farmer Michael Abatti’s Case Against IID
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Palm Spring Desert Sunby Mark OlaldeThe tumultuous, years-long legal fight between farmer Michael Abatti and the Imperial Irrigation District — two of Southern California’s powerbrokers — is now finished. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined Abatti’s petition for review, leaving in place an appellate court’s decision that declared IID the rightful owner of a massive allotment of Colorado River water.
A 20-Year Push for Valley Water Storage Ends, as Temperance Flat Calls It Quits
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Agri Pulseby Brad HookerThe proposed Temperance Flat Reservoir Project has likely seen its final blow after decades of hard-fought efforts.
Off the Charts: Dryness Stat Shows Why West is Burning
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Thomas FrankOn Aug. 3, researchers at the Plumas National Forest in Northern California received a startling result: Sticks and logs they gathered from the forest floor to assess wildfire risk had a moisture level of just 2%. The reading was the lowest ever recorded in 15 years of measurements at a site in the forest’s southwest […]
Historic Move: Fresno River Rights to be Decided
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SJV Waterby Lois HenryIf all you’ve ever seen of the Fresno River is through Madera as you drive over it on Highway 99, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just a weed-infested, shopping cart collector rather than a real river.
Google Collaborates with NOAA to Use Artificial Intelligence for Weather Forecasting, Research
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Rebecca KlarGoogle and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have signed a three-year deal to use the tech giant’s artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the agency’s environmental monitoring, weather forecasting and climate research, according to a joint announcement released Tuesday.