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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Powerful Winter Storm is on the Menu for Thanksgiving Week in Southern California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paul DuginskiAfter a dry, tranquil day Tuesday, a cold, soggy guest will muscle its way into Southern California’s holiday plans late that night. A deep upper-level trough of low pressure is forecast to develop over the West Coast and bring cold, wet conditions to the region from Wednesday through at least Friday, according to the National […]
Opinion: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Muddy Water Policy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco ChronicleThe governor was for the water grab before he was against it. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his intention to launch the latest of dozens of legal battles between California and the Trump administration over a plan to boost water deliveries to Central Valley farmers, promising a lawsuit challenging further depletion of the Sacramento-San […]
A Study Compares How Water is Managed in Spain, California and Australia
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.orgby University of CórdobaTurning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence that nobody stops to think about it. In times of abundance, everything goes smoothly. However, when rain is scarce or almost nonexistent and reservoir capacity diminishes considerably, that is when alarm bells are set off and governments scramble trying […]
Is it Drought Yet? Dry October-November 2019
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlog (UC Davis Water Sciences)by Jay LundSo far, October and November 2019 has been the driest (or almost the driest) beginning of any recorded water year with almost zero precipitation. (The 2020 water year began October 1, 2019 – so you might have missed a New Year’s party already.) Should we worry about a drought yet?
Rain and Snow Return to California, Just in Time to Complicate Your Thanksgiving Travels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mendocino Voice by Kate B. MaxwellA major winter storm, the first of the season, is forecasted to drench California this week, just in time to make Thanksgiving travels all the more difficult, especially if you have to cross the mountain pass on the way to Thanksgiving dinner. The storm is expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon or evening, and will bring […]
El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age, Compelling Hard Evidence Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.orgby Georgia Institute of TechnologyEl Ninos have become more intense in the industrial age, which stands to worsen storms, drought, and coral bleaching in El Nino years. A new study has found compelling evidence in the Pacific Ocean that the stronger El Ninos are part of a climate pattern that is new and strange.