In Record Drought, California Scrambles for Answers
President Obama urges cooperation. But Republican opposition and a maze of state plans are causing a frantic confusion, while vulnerable farmers see immediate and long-term pain.
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Infographic: California Drought In Motion — 10 Dry Years Animated GIF (2003-2014)
When layered, weekly images of the U.S. Drought Monitor for California show how much worse this drought is than any in the past decade.
Special Interactive Briefing: California Drought
Click here to register for this special interactive Maestro teleconference.
Drought Exposes Vulnerabilities in California Water Management
California is poorly prepared for another severely dry year
New Era of Much Drier Conditions Forecast For California
Federal and state agencies, communities and businesses not positioned well enough to respond, says new Circle of Blue report.
Peter Gleick: Learning from Drought: Five Priorities for California
Droughts – especially severe droughts – are terribly damaging events. The human and ecosystem costs can be enormous, as we may relearn during the current California drought.
California, Texas, and the Southwestern U.S. Face a Critical Year for Water Supplies: 2014 Preview, Part I
After a dry 2013, reservoirs are near record lows for the start of a calendar year, setting the table for widespread water restrictions, reduced agricultural and energy production, and political bickering in 2014.
Groundhog Day & California’s Drought
Like the 1993 classic film starring Bill Murray, the state is stuck in a perpetual time loop of drought, wildfire, and civic dispute, according to managing editor Aubrey Ann Parker.
California Drought Saps Water Reserves Above and Below Ground, Says Satellite Data
Snow is scarce, reservoirs are approaching bottom, and groundwater is being exhausted in the nation’s most populous state. More than a dozen communities face water shortages in the next 60 to 100 days, and there will be zero water deliveries from the state’s largest canal system this year.
Video: Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley from Photographer Matt Black
Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley from Photographer Matt Black
The Stream, January 29: Some California Communities Have Only 60 to 120 Days of Water
Water Scarcity A worsening drought in California has left 17 mostly rural communities with just 60 to 120 days of remaining water supplies, according to the state, the San Jose Mercury News reported. Drinking water officials are looking at everything from desalination to trucking in water from other areas to sustain the communities if their […]
Peter Gleick: What Californians Can Expect from the Drought
It is now early 2014 and the rains have not come, for the third year in a row.
