When Carolina Garcia’s well began pumping sand and air instead of water in 2016, she didn’t know where to turn. The Garcias had been living in Tombstone Territory, a quiet four-street community in California’s San Joaquin Valley, for 10 years. In the middle of the state’s historic drought, many of the farms surrounding Tombstone Territory […]
It was the summer of 2003 in Europe, and, for a while, it seemed as if Earth’s weather system had broken down. For weeks a huge mass of air stalled over the continent, slowly subsiding and suppressing cloud formation, leaving day after day of brilliantly clear skies. The mercury rose, and a record-breaking heat wave […]
Much needed rain will finally return to California and will likely end a month-plus dry streak in San Francisco and Sacramento. Dry conditions have prevailed across most of California since late January due to the upper-level pattern. A strong area of high pressure aloft near California has pushed the jet stream and storm track northward […]
The Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case weighing how state regulators should consider “public trust” values — the environment or recreation — when the sustainability of lakes or rivers could be harmed by how the state has allocated water rights. The questions before the court stem from ongoing federal litigation over the […]
A new study by University of California researchers anticipates drastic economic losses in the face of future restrictions on water available for San Joaquin Valley agriculture. The study by economists David Sunding and David Roland-Holst at UC Berkeley examined the economic impact of two types of restrictions to water supplies for ag: on groundwater pumping […]
This week, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will install eight new measurement devices at the base of the Oroville Dam. The devices, called piezometers will monitor seepage and will be used to confirm seepage measurements that the DWR already collects. Seepage refers to a small amount of water that can pass through the […]
Thirsty Crops and Vulnerable Families Vie for California’s Precious Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /High Country Newsby Susie CagleWhen Carolina Garcia’s well began pumping sand and air instead of water in 2016, she didn’t know where to turn. The Garcias had been living in Tombstone Territory, a quiet four-street community in California’s San Joaquin Valley, for 10 years. In the middle of the state’s historic drought, many of the farms surrounding Tombstone Territory […]
Why Does the Weather Stall? New Theories Explain Enigmatic ‘Blocks’ in the Jet Stream
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Science Magazineby Paul VoosenIt was the summer of 2003 in Europe, and, for a while, it seemed as if Earth’s weather system had broken down. For weeks a huge mass of air stalled over the continent, slowly subsiding and suppressing cloud formation, leaving day after day of brilliantly clear skies. The mercury rose, and a record-breaking heat wave […]
San Francisco Could See Its First Rainfall Since January as a Potentially Wetter California Weather Pattern Takes Shape
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Weather Channelby Linda LamMuch needed rain will finally return to California and will likely end a month-plus dry streak in San Francisco and Sacramento. Dry conditions have prevailed across most of California since late January due to the upper-level pattern. A strong area of high pressure aloft near California has pushed the jet stream and storm track northward […]
Nevada Supreme Court Hears Arguments About the State’s Role in Protecting Water for the ‘Public Trust’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Nevada Independentby Daniel RothbergThe Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case weighing how state regulators should consider “public trust” values — the environment or recreation — when the sustainability of lakes or rivers could be harmed by how the state has allocated water rights. The questions before the court stem from ongoing federal litigation over the […]
Study: Water Restrictions to Mean Billions in Lost Farm Revenue
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Business Journal by The Business Journal StaffA new study by University of California researchers anticipates drastic economic losses in the face of future restrictions on water available for San Joaquin Valley agriculture. The study by economists David Sunding and David Roland-Holst at UC Berkeley examined the economic impact of two types of restrictions to water supplies for ag: on groundwater pumping […]
Seepage Monitors Installed at Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KRCR News by Kelli SaamThis week, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will install eight new measurement devices at the base of the Oroville Dam. The devices, called piezometers will monitor seepage and will be used to confirm seepage measurements that the DWR already collects. Seepage refers to a small amount of water that can pass through the […]