March 1, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
Parts of California just witnessed the driest February ever, and there’s around an 80 percent chance the state will enter a full-blown drought this year. If that happens, it could be the third-driest year in just over a century.
October 29, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
When it comes to rain and snow most of California is running below average this year, and little is forecast in the near future.
.jpg&width=480 "Tahoe Environmental Research Center boat captain Brant Allen lowers a Secchi disk from the research vessel into Lake Tahoe. The disk has been used for more than 50 years to measure water clarity at the lake.")
June 13, 2018 | Steve Milne
If you spent time on the water at Lake Tahoe last year and thought it looked a lot cloudier, you're right. UC Davis researchers say extreme weather — drought followed by heavy rains — caused clarity in 2017 to drop to its lowest recorded level.
January 3, 2018
(AP) — Despite dry conditions in much of the state, water managers say it's too early for fears that California is sliding back into drought as abruptly as the state fell out of it.
August 22, 2017 | Steve Milne
Caltrans is worried about the possibility of dead trees falling onto some California highways. The agency has already removed 107,000 trees. Now the agency is getting ready to remove another 54,000 trees, including some on private land.
August 16, 2017 | Sally Schilling
Sacramento city council voted in favor of a proposal that makes some drought watering restrictions permanent.
August 1, 2017 | Daniel Potter
Tuesday marks the start of a shortened commercial salmon fishing season in the waters off San Francisco. A smaller salmon population is one effect of the drought that could persist for years.
July 12, 2017 | Chris Remington
Why do a million Californians living in the nation’s breadbasket lack access to a basic necessity- clean drinking water? Tara Lohan with Water Deeply takes us inside the multimedia investigation Toxic Taps.
June 13, 2017 | Amy Quinton
A wealth of weather and climate data and the jobs of the scientists who analyze it may be at risk under President Trump’s budget proposal.
April 18, 2017 | Randol White
The Central Sierra Nevada snowpack this year is larger than the previous four years combined, according to new data from NASA.
July 12, 2017
Why do a million Californians living in the nation’s breadbasket lack access to a basic necessity- clean drinking water? Tara Lohan with Water Deeply takes us inside the multimedia investigation Toxic Taps.
August 2, 2016
The recent heat wave, combined with the long-term drought, have been tough on trees and gardens. Gardening experts Quentyn Young and Pam Bone join us with advice on protecting trees and planning for fall planting.
March 3, 2016
Author of the book “Heart of Dryness” talks about who owns water and how we can drought-proof California.
February 3, 2016
The State Water Resources Board met Tuesday to decide whether to extend California’s water restrictions, or at least make some changes to the existing rules. Environment Reporter Amy Quinton explains what the Water Board did – and didn't do.
January 5, 2016
A series of storms expected to hit Northern California this week appear to be the handiwork of the weather pattern known as El Niño.
