California’s Central Valley — one of the richest agricultural regions in the world — is sinking. During a recent intense drought, from 2012 to 2016, parts of the valley sank as much as 60 centimeters per year. “It isn’t like an earthquake; it doesn’t happen, boom,” says Claudia Faunt, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological […]
Spring storms that included five consecutive days of soaking rain last week knocked out drought conditions in Southern California, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report.
A two-decade-long dry spell that has parched much of the western United States is turning into one of the deepest megadroughts in the region in more than 1,200 years, a new study found. And about half of this historic drought can be blamed on man-made global warming, according to a study in Thursday’s journal Science. Scientists […]
Over the past several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has created images Americans never expected to see in this country: Empty supermarket shelves and people lined up outside of markets waiting to enter to purchase food.
The dramatic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have hit every sector of the U.S. economy hard, with renewable energy being no exception. Today, BW Research released an analysis of unemployment data that shows more than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March. Those 106,000 job losses represent a 3% loss in employment […]
Two weeks after the State of California rolled out its plan that spells the end of coordinated distribution of the state’s water resources from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California Democrats in Congress have finally spoken out, sort of.
Droughts Exposed California’s Thirst for Groundwater. Now, the State Hopes to Refill its Aquifers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Science Magazine (American Association for the Advancement of Science) by Erik StokstadCalifornia’s Central Valley — one of the richest agricultural regions in the world — is sinking. During a recent intense drought, from 2012 to 2016, parts of the valley sank as much as 60 centimeters per year. “It isn’t like an earthquake; it doesn’t happen, boom,” says Claudia Faunt, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological […]
Wave of Spring Storms Wipes Out Drought in All of Southern California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /NBC 4 Los Angelesby Jonathan LloydSpring storms that included five consecutive days of soaking rain last week knocked out drought conditions in Southern California, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report.
Study: Warming Makes US West Megadrought Worst in Modern Age
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinA two-decade-long dry spell that has parched much of the western United States is turning into one of the deepest megadroughts in the region in more than 1,200 years, a new study found. And about half of this historic drought can be blamed on man-made global warming, according to a study in Thursday’s journal Science. Scientists […]
Opinion: California Water Policies Inhibit Food Production by Valley Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby William BourdeauOver the past several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has created images Americans never expected to see in this country: Empty supermarket shelves and people lined up outside of markets waiting to enter to purchase food.
106,000 American Clean Energy Jobs Were Lost in March
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /pv magazineby Tim SylviaThe dramatic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have hit every sector of the U.S. economy hard, with renewable energy being no exception. Today, BW Research released an analysis of unemployment data that shows more than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March. Those 106,000 job losses represent a 3% loss in employment […]
Opinion: For California’s Water, a Tale of Two Letters
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sunby Wayne WesternTwo weeks after the State of California rolled out its plan that spells the end of coordinated distribution of the state’s water resources from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California Democrats in Congress have finally spoken out, sort of.