The Salton Sea is in big trouble and plodding state officials are to blame, local authorities and environmentalists say. The California Legislature appropriated money to start designing projects to restore wildlife habitat and control dust at the steadily receding salt lake in 2010. But lawmakers did not approve funding to actually begin construction on those conservation efforts until June of this year, when they included $80.5 million in […]
Climatologists are backing away from a full-blown La Nina that could replace last winter’s El Nino. The Climate Prediction Center says current conditions are neutral between the two Pacific Ocean opposites. Forecast models suggest La Nina will set-in between now and October with only a 60 percent chance it will persist through the winter. Last […]
According to a new forecast from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, it’s likely that the La Niña weather pattern will show up this winter. The likelihood that it will show up this winter is the same as last month: a 55 to 60 percent probability. That’s a downgrade from June, when it was 75 percent. While […]
In the end, it will be state and local officials, not scientists, who put forward the ways Southern California deals with the effects of both the drought and man-made climate change. But we expect policy-makers, even when they are not exactly brainiacs themselves, to keep up with the science on these subjects in order to […]
State is Years Behind on Projects to Protect Wildlife at Salton Sea, Officials and Activists Say
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagunThe Salton Sea is in big trouble and plodding state officials are to blame, local authorities and environmentalists say. The California Legislature appropriated money to start designing projects to restore wildlife habitat and control dust at the steadily receding salt lake in 2010. But lawmakers did not approve funding to actually begin construction on those conservation efforts until June of this year, when they included $80.5 million in […]
Forecasters Backing Down on Next La Nina
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland News Today (Riverside)Climatologists are backing away from a full-blown La Nina that could replace last winter’s El Nino. The Climate Prediction Center says current conditions are neutral between the two Pacific Ocean opposites. Forecast models suggest La Nina will set-in between now and October with only a 60 percent chance it will persist through the winter. Last […]
Does the New La Niña Forecast Mean a Dry Winter for California?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Jacob MargolisAccording to a new forecast from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, it’s likely that the La Niña weather pattern will show up this winter. The likelihood that it will show up this winter is the same as last month: a 55 to 60 percent probability. That’s a downgrade from June, when it was 75 percent. While […]
OPINION: For Water Policy, Hot and Cold Contradictions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily NewsIn the end, it will be state and local officials, not scientists, who put forward the ways Southern California deals with the effects of both the drought and man-made climate change. But we expect policy-makers, even when they are not exactly brainiacs themselves, to keep up with the science on these subjects in order to […]