Tag: precipitation
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California’s Central Valley may never recover from past and future droughts
Water in the San Luis reservoir, which was constructed as a storage reservoir in California’s Central Valley. Groundwater in this region may never be able to recover from past and future droughts, according to new research published in Water Resources Research. Credit: Fredrick Lee Groundwater in California’s Central Valley is at risk of being depleted…
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How the 2019 winter washed away California’s drought
Photo: Aerial view of snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains. Credit: NOAA Monday, March 25th 2019, 11:47 am – Every major reservoir in the state is above historic revels, and there are some that are completely full Last week marked the first time since December 2011 that California has been free of drought conditions, breaking a 376-week…
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Plan for Colorado River draws on Blue Mesa, Flaming Gorge reservoirs
Historic proposal to create a conservation bank of water in Lake Powell fed by reservoirs in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico would protect the withering Powell and requires approval of eight states and the federal government Nearly two decades into a pervasive drought that has more to do with a warming climate than precipitation,…
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ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List — May 2017
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List May 2017 15 May 2017 This map presents a selection of regions likely to encounter significant water anomalies during the one year period beginning in February 2017 and running through January 2018 using 3 months of observed temperature and precipitation data and 9 months of forecast data. The synopsis that…
