A mild, dry winter spell like the one Durango experienced this February is generally accompanied by concerns about snowpack and the coming spring. Last week on Sunday and Monday, temperatures reached their warmest this month when they climbed to 54 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana Friehauf
Water savings by Californians continued to dip in January for the sixth straight month, raising questions about whether conservation efforts will satisfy Gov. Jerry Brown’s aggressive 25 percent reduction target. Regulators announced Thursday that residents cut water use by 17.1 percent last month when compared with the same time period in 2013, the baseline year […]
This winter, areas across the globe experienced a shift in rain patterns due to the natural weather phenomenon known as El Niño. A new NASA visualization of rainfall data shows the various changes in the United States with wetter, wintery conditions in parts of California and across the East Coast. “During an El Niño, the […]
California has experienced, over the past few years, its most severe drought on record. In response to worsening conditions, Governor Jerry Brown announced the first ever statewide mandatory reduction in urban water use in April 2015. This calls on Californians to reduce their use of potable (safe for drinking and food preparation) urban water by […]
Snowpack Experts Not Concerned About Unseasonably Warm Weather in Southwest
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Durango Herald (Durango, Colo.)by By Jessica PaceA mild, dry winter spell like the one Durango experienced this February is generally accompanied by concerns about snowpack and the coming spring. Last week on Sunday and Monday, temperatures reached their warmest this month when they climbed to 54 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Water Savings Slip as Drought Persists
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana FriehaufWater savings by Californians continued to dip in January for the sixth straight month, raising questions about whether conservation efforts will satisfy Gov. Jerry Brown’s aggressive 25 percent reduction target. Regulators announced Thursday that residents cut water use by 17.1 percent last month when compared with the same time period in 2013, the baseline year […]
NASA maps El Nino’s shift on US precipitation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Phys.org by By Kasha PatelThis winter, areas across the globe experienced a shift in rain patterns due to the natural weather phenomenon known as El Niño. A new NASA visualization of rainfall data shows the various changes in the United States with wetter, wintery conditions in parts of California and across the East Coast. “During an El Niño, the […]
What California Can Learn from Australia’s 15-Year Millennium Drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Conversation (Boston)California has experienced, over the past few years, its most severe drought on record. In response to worsening conditions, Governor Jerry Brown announced the first ever statewide mandatory reduction in urban water use in April 2015. This calls on Californians to reduce their use of potable (safe for drinking and food preparation) urban water by […]