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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
OPINION: California Wildfires Threaten Water Supply. Here’s How
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Marc MarcantonioThe fire was started by a car on the side of the freeway–a fluke which gave the fire its name, the Freeway Complex Fire.Ten years later, while firefighters and communities are gearing up for another wildfire season, California’s lawmakers are grappling with tough questions over how to assign financial responsibility for wildfire damages. The Freeway […]
Inching Towards Abundant Water: New Progress In Desalination Tech
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Singularity Hubby Vanessa Bates RamirezIn early 2018, Cape Town, South Africa came dangerously close to being the world’s first major city to run out of water. People lined up for blocks to collect spring water. Stores sold out of receptacles like buckets and bowls. Bottled water was rationed in tourist-heavy parts of the city. April 12 was designated “Day Zero”—the […]
Harmful Algae Found In Lake Oroville, Advisory Warns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-RecordThe California Water Board released a Caution Advisory for harmful algae blooms Monday in Lake Oroville. The blooms of algae were discovered in the Middle Fork of the lake, according to an advisory released on the board’s Twitter Monday. In another message on Twitter, the board said that water samples collected were found negative for […]
Utah Joins Water officials From 7 States To Urge California To Preserve Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUTV (Salt Lake City)Utah is now working with representatives from seven states to urge California to sign off on a plan to preserve the Colorado River. According to the Associated Press, most of the seven states that get water from the Colorado River have signed off on plans to keep the waterway from crashing since it serves 40 million […]
The World Will Get Half Its Power From Wind, Solar By 2050
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg by Millicent Dent and Chris MartinNearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. That titanic shift over the next three decades will come as electricity demand increases 62% and investors pump $13.3 trillion into new projects, according to a report released Tuesday by BloombergNEF. The […]
California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack Remains Significantly Above Average, And That’s Mostly Good News
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Weather ChannelThe southern portion of the Sierra has the heaviest snowpack at 135% of its mid-June average. Since 2001, only 2011 had a heavier snowpack in the southern Sierra this late in the season. The central Sierra is 120% of its mid-June average. Since 2001, only 2017, 2011 and 2005 have had snowpacks on par with or heavier […]