Los Angeles County is the riskiest county in the country according to a new risk index – and Riverside and San Bernardino counties are not far behind. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index looked at 18 kinds of natural disasters, such as coastal flooding, drought, landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, strong winds, volcanic activity and heat […]
Tuolumne Utilities District efforts to acquire water rights and infrastructure from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. were slowed by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but TUD’s general manager said Tuesday that negotiations with the utility giant are “still on track,” and he is optimistic an agreement could be reached this year.
Sometime next summer, there’s a decent chance a heat wave will bake the American West, and California’s power grid will again be stretched to its limits. As the sun sets, solar panels will start generating less electricity even as temperatures remain high. Power plants that burn natural gas will fire up as quickly as possible, […]
There is a myth about water in the Western United States, which is that there is not enough of it. But those who deal closely with water will tell you this is false. There is plenty. It is just in the wrong places.
Deltas globally adjust with changes and fluctuations in external conditions, internal dynamics, and human management. This is a short history of big changes to California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in the past and present, and its anticipated future. This history is important for understanding how many of the Delta’s problems have developed, changed, and continue to […]
FEMA Ranks Los Angeles County as Riskiest in the Nation; Riverside, San Bernardino Counties in Top 10
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CBS Los AngelesLos Angeles County is the riskiest county in the country according to a new risk index – and Riverside and San Bernardino counties are not far behind. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index looked at 18 kinds of natural disasters, such as coastal flooding, drought, landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, strong winds, volcanic activity and heat […]
Harnessing Rice Fields to Resurrect California’s Endangered Salmon
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Inside Climate Newsby Liza GrossCalifornia’s salmon populations have been dangerously close to extinction for decades. A new partnership may help tip the scales toward recovery.
TUD Efforts to Acquire PG&E Water Rights and Infrastructure ‘Still On Track’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Union Democratby Guy McCarthyTuolumne Utilities District efforts to acquire water rights and infrastructure from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. were slowed by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but TUD’s general manager said Tuesday that negotiations with the utility giant are “still on track,” and he is optimistic an agreement could be reached this year.
California is Scrambling to Avoid Blackouts. Your Refrigerator Could Help
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothSometime next summer, there’s a decent chance a heat wave will bake the American West, and California’s power grid will again be stretched to its limits. As the sun sets, solar panels will start generating less electricity even as temperatures remain high. Power plants that burn natural gas will fire up as quickly as possible, […]
Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Ben Ryder HoweThere is a myth about water in the Western United States, which is that there is not enough of it. But those who deal closely with water will tell you this is false. There is plenty. It is just in the wrong places.
California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – a Short History of Big Changes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /YubaNetby Jay LundDeltas globally adjust with changes and fluctuations in external conditions, internal dynamics, and human management. This is a short history of big changes to California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in the past and present, and its anticipated future. This history is important for understanding how many of the Delta’s problems have developed, changed, and continue to […]