California Heat and Drought

View In: California Heat and DroughtThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provides water to 26 agencies that supply major population centers such as Los Angeles and San Diego counties.

Grist
View In: California Heat and DroughtA short-staffed state agency struggles to catch rogue water users.

The Guardian
View In: California Heat and DroughtFour fire-related deaths were reported over the weekend as more than 4,000 firefighters battled 14 large blazes across the stateCalifornia’s power grid is facing a major stress test on Tuesday, as a historic heatwave enters its most brutal phase. With temperatures in parts of the state forecasted t...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: California Heat and DroughtSome workers are moving or taking up additional jobs. The post California’s drought dries up steady work for farmworkers appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

The Guardian
View In: California Heat and DroughtThe blaze forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate and exploded to 17,000 acres seemingly overnight – what made it so devastating?The raging Oak fire burning near Yosemite national park has forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 people and offered an alarming look at what could be another devastatin...

Grist
View In: California Heat and DroughtThe so-called “exchange contract” has created a surreal split-screen effect: One group of farmers has ample water. Another has almost none.

ZeroHedge News
View In: California Heat and DroughtGov. Newsom Warns Californians Of Mandatory Water Restrictions Amid Worsening Drought Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called on water associations to take “aggressive actions” to increase water conservation and warned that mandatory water restriction...

The Guardian
View In: California Heat and DroughtGovernor’s warning comes amid drought after driest January-March period in at least a centuryCalifornia could face mandatory water restrictions if residents don’t use less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach, the state’s governor has said.Gavin Newsom threatene...

The Guardian
View In: California Heat and DroughtState findings come despite plea from governor to use less, and as Los Angeles brings in drastic new watering restrictionsCalifornia’s drought is worsening yet new figures show that in March, water usage jumped nearly 19% compared to 2020, during one of the driest months on record.The startling figure...

View In: California Heat and DroughtResidents have been warned to scale down their water usage this summer, as critical shortages loom.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: California Heat and Drought“We don't have enough water supplies right now to meet normal demand,” warns one state official. “The water is not there.“

The Guardian
View In: California Heat and DroughtOnly water required for health and safety will be allowed as drought continues to grip the state Water agencies in drought-stricken California that serve 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland won’t get any of the water they have requested from the state heading into 2022 other than what’...

View In: California Heat and DroughtCalifornia just received more precipitation in the last three months of 2021 than it got in the previous year. The mountains are heaped with historic amounts of heavy snow. But the rain had no sooner given way to sun than state regulators issued new rules forbidding water-wasting practices such as hosing down sidewalks and driveways. What’s going on?