The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced Wednesday they will definitely have enough water to meet demands for the next three years, thanks to local conservation efforts. Nice work, everyone! We reached out to some of L.A.’s most notorious celebrity water wasters to see if any of them were to thank, but first, a […]
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are predicted to grow at a record pace this year, projected to blow past a symbolic benchmark of 400 parts per million and creating conditions irreversible for any time scale relevant to modern society, according to a new study. The report was published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change […]
An ongoing effort to preserve the quality of life around California’s largest lake is taking on a renewed emphasis. A series of public hearings and workshops will continue through the summer under the auspices of the Salton Sea Task Force which was created last year. The immediate emphasis is on dust control. The task force […]
If trees could talk about the weather, Dave Meko would be out of a job. Meko, a professor from the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, has made a career out of interpreting stories about rainfall, stream flows, climate patterns and most importantly, droughts silently hidden within California’s ancient pine trees.
Thanks to Conservation Efforts, SoCal Definitely has Enough Water for Next 3 Years
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /LAistby Julia WickThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced Wednesday they will definitely have enough water to meet demands for the next three years, thanks to local conservation efforts. Nice work, everyone! We reached out to some of L.A.’s most notorious celebrity water wasters to see if any of them were to thank, but first, a […]
El Niño helps drive steep increase in CO2
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithLevels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are predicted to grow at a record pace this year, projected to blow past a symbolic benchmark of 400 parts per million and creating conditions irreversible for any time scale relevant to modern society, according to a new study. The report was published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change […]
Salton Sea May Get New Lease on Life
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland News Today (Riverside)An ongoing effort to preserve the quality of life around California’s largest lake is taking on a renewed emphasis. A series of public hearings and workshops will continue through the summer under the auspices of the Salton Sea Task Force which was created last year. The immediate emphasis is on dust control. The task force […]
How Long Can Droughts Last? Los Angeles County’s Trees May Have the Answer
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Gabriel Valley Tribuneby Steve ScauzilloIf trees could talk about the weather, Dave Meko would be out of a job. Meko, a professor from the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, has made a career out of interpreting stories about rainfall, stream flows, climate patterns and most importantly, droughts silently hidden within California’s ancient pine trees.