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California Prepares for Energy Shortfalls in Hot, Dry Summer

May 9, 2022/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Kathleen Ronayne

California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday.

Threats from drought, extreme heat and wildfires, plus supply chain and regulatory issues hampering the solar industry will create challenges for energy reliability this summer, the officials said. They represented the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s energy grid.

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New San Diego Ocean Water Testing Much Faster

May 9, 2022/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /KPBSby Erik Anderson

San Diego County is using new, high-tech tests that will allow officials to test ocean water and find out if that water is safe for swimming, in just one day. County supervisor Nora Vargas said the county is the first local government to get U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval to use the new, sophisticated tests. The switch is the culmination of years of testing.

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La Niña Could Enter Rare Third Straight Year. Here’s What That Means.

May 2, 2022/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Washington Postby Matthew Cappucci

Meteorologists are monitoring the potential for a “triple-dip La Niña,” an unusual resurgence of cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific. While such a phenomenon might seem remote, La Niña plays an enormous role in our weather stateside. In addition to helping juice up tornado season in the spring, La Niña has been known to supercharge Atlantic hurricane season when it sticks around into the summer and fall.

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With Dry Winter, California Readies Next Drought Actions

March 16, 2022/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Agri-Pulseby Brad Hooker

The Department of Water Resources plans to soon drop State Water Project allocations to 0%, following a temporary 15% bump after December storms. DWR Director Karla Nemeth outlined for the State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday this and other coming actions.

DWR will resubmit a temporary urgency change petition (TUCP) to the board on Friday, after withdrawing the proposal in February. If approved, the emergency regulation will preserve stored supplies for critical human health and safety needs.

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Northern California Gets Light Rain and Snow

March 16, 2022/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP News

A weak storm system moved through Northern California on Tuesday and a stronger system was expected in the drought-stricken state during the weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Meteorologists reported that Sierra Nevada elevations above 6,000 feet (1,829 meters) received 1-3 inches (2.5-7.6 centimeters) of snow, and chains were required on Interstate 80 through the morning.

The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab said rain unexpectedly turned to snow.

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Size of Drought in US Increased by the Area of California in the Past Month

March 11, 2022/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS Sacramento 13

The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to Thursday’s report from the US Drought Monitor, more than 61% of the contiguous US is in some classification of drought. It is the largest portion of the country in a state of drought since 2012, the year when the continental US saw an all-time record of 65% during September.

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Dry, Warmer Weather Predicted for San Diego County This Week as Santa Ana Conditions Develop

January 10, 2022/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth Ireland

Fair, dry, and warmer weather was predicted to prevail in San Diego County this week as Santa Ana conditions develop, the National Weather Service said Sunday.

Strong high pressure over the Great Basin and low pressure offshore were expected to create gusty winds at times below the passes and canyons, forecasters said. Temperatures were likely to be above average through at least midweek, with some cooling expected by week’s end as stalled low pressure over the Pacific is drawn closer to the coast.

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Low Numbers of Baby Salmon Portend Disaster for Endangered California Fish

January 5, 2022/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francicso Chronicleby Tara Duggan

Alarmingly low numbers of baby salmon are surviving their journey down the Sacramento River to the sea, confirming conservationists’ fears that low flows and high river temperatures during the drought would wipe out most of the endangered winter-run salmon born last year.

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Rainy Week on Tap for the Bay Area; Sierra Snow to Complicate Holiday Mountain Travel

December 20, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Mercury Newsby Jakob Rodgers

A one-two punch of storm systems is expected to drape the Bay Area in rainy weather for much of the upcoming week while potentially making holiday travel in the Sierra Nevada mountains “very challenging to impossible,” meteorologists say.

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Environmentalists Sound Alarm Over Proposed Water Initiative

December 20, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Sunby Martin Wisckol

A proposed ballot measure that would dedicate $100 billion to bolster California’s water supply is drawing a sharp rebuke, not only for the amount of spending but also for the dramatic sidesteps it would allow in the environmental review process.

For example, the proposal would make the controversial plan for a Huntington Beach desalination plant eligible for a huge taxpayer subsidy — even though the private, for-profit Poseidon Water company currently intends to pay for the $1.4 billion in construction costs.

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