Tag: california
Wet winter helping California recover
January 31, 2017We’ve posted a few times about the severity of the drought in the Western states – in particular, California. Here’s good news, for a change – the water level in some of the state’s reservoirs is starting to return to normal. A recent article on KQED Science features interactive pictures of three reservoirs that have…
Drought-busting lessons from the Land Down Under
March 1, 2016Spring is coming, which means summer is also around the corner. And with summer comes worries about drought. We were lucky last year, but western states didn’t fare as well. Still, things could be much worse. California’s drought, for instance, is serious, but it’s nothing compared to Southern Australia’s “Millennium Drought,” which lasted 13 years….
Scientists: California drought is worst in 1,200 years
December 8, 2014If there were any doubts about the severity of this year’s drought in California, it appears two climate scientists just put them to rest. According to an article from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Daniel Griffin of the University of Minnesota and Kevin Anchukaitis of Woods Hole say their research shows it’s the state’s worst drought…
In California, brown is the new green
September 10, 2014We’ve written several times about the problems posed by watering a lawn as the heat increases and the summer wanes. In California, the Santa Clara Valley Water District is taking it a step further. They’ve just introduced a new campaign called “Brown is the New Green.” The goal, organizers say, is to persuade residents “to…