Tag Archive for: El Niño

Report: San Diego County has Enough Water for Next Year, Even with La Niña

/in , /by /KPBS Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County is well set to meet water demands through water year 2025, even with La Niña conditions likely to replace wet El Niño weather this winter, it was announced Tuesday.

Oct. 1 serves as the start of the 12-month water year cycle, counting winter snowfall and summer precipitation for the next year. For the San Diego County Water Authority, which brings in new leadership Tuesday, two consecutive wet winters have the area prepared for water needs regardless of weather.

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San Diego County Set to Meet Water Demands Through Sept. 30, 2025

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Brooke Binkowski Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County is in a good place to meet water demands through the next water year, which began Tuesday, officials announced.

The 12-month water year cycle begins Oct. 1 for counts of snowfall and precipitation for the next year. The San Diego County Water Authority, which brings in new leadership Tuesday, said that two consecutive wet winters have the area prepared for water needs, even with La Niña conditions likely to replace wet El Niño weather this winter.

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El Niño Makes an Exit, but La Niña Could Bring Dry Conditions Back to California

/in , /by /Los Angeles Times by Hayley Smith

After a year of dominance, El Niño’s wrath has come to end — but its climate-churning counterpart, La Niña, is hot on its heels and could signal a return to dryness for California.

El Niño is the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, sometimes referred to as ENSO. The climate pattern in the tropical Pacific is the single largest driver of weather conditions worldwide, and has been actively disrupting global temperatures and precipitation patterns since its arrival last summer.

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Back-to-back storms to refresh a precipitation windfall in California

/in , , /by /The Washington Postby Diana Leonard

March is a notoriously fickle month for California precipitation, but the storm door remains open for the Golden State, where precipitation has been plentiful for a second straight year. The month began with a severe blizzard, and it looks like it will close with a solid dose of Sierra snow — and a potentially significant rainstorm in Southern California.

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Current California Snowpack Pales in Comparison to 2023’s Wet Winter

/in , , /by /San Francisco Examinerby James Salazar

California’s snowpack is above average this winter following a series of storms that replenished one of the state’s most crucial water supplies, but still far behind where it stood during last year’s especially wet winter.

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California Drought Outlook Gets Good News After ‘Biblical’ Blizzard

/in , , /by /Newsweekby Anna Skinner

A blizzard that pummeled California over the weekend has brought good news regarding the state’s drought outlook. The massive storm started late last week and brought more than 100 inches of snow to some high-elevation areas. The blizzard followed a slew of atmospheric rivers that brought a deluge of rain to the state.

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After A Brief Reprieve More Wet Weather Is On The Way for Southern California

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hannah Fry

Crisp morning temperatures will make way for sunny skies across Southern California this week, but don’t stash those umbrellas and rain boots away quite yet. More wet weather is on the horizon.

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How Much Did This Week’s Storms Help California’s Water Supply?

/in , , /by /KTLA 5by Marc Sternfield

The historic and destructive storms that ravaged California this week have significantly boosted the state’s snowpack and water year outlook after a relatively dry start to the season, state water managers say.

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OPINION – Preparing for Impact: The Need for More Resilient Water Infrastructure

/in , , /by /Water Finance & Management by Jordanna Rubin

Evidence highlighting the effects of climate change – and its increasing impact on our societies – is indisputable. 2023 saw a flurry of extreme weather events across the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recorded 28 weather and climate disasters in the United States alone, topping the previous high of 22 events during 2020.

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El Niño and Climate Change are Supercharging Incoming Storm, Socal’s Biggest This Winter

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith & Grace Toohey

Southern California is bracing for its biggest storm of the season, which is slated to deliver potentially damaging and life-threatening rain, wind and flooding to the region.

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