California is likely in for another dry winter
California is just three days into its new water year and the outlook is grim. But, note this: long term weather, anything over 10 days is more about making an educated guess than pure science. Nonetheless, water managers and weather watchers continue to make them, as their skills and technologies slowly improve them. California just capped off the driest three years in state history, experts are predicting yet another dry year.
Santa Rosa's Mark West Creek starts flowing after last week's earthquakes
Mark West Creek in Santa Creek in Santa Rosa is flowing once again, not from rain, but from the ground beneath it. Earthquakes usually bring dread and damage. But last week's Santa Rosa quakes also brought a watery surpirse.
More rain needed in the Bay Area to put a damper on fire season
It was a wet weekend across the Bay Area and the rain brought some much-needed relief following a brutal heat wave.
Marin's water district reservoirs 106% of normal
As Northern California continues to bake under the weight of the stubborn drought, one water agency find's its self blessed by Mother Nature's good aim.
Serious drought damage to $5 billion California rice industry
California's huge rice industry north of Sacramento, is so renowned, its rice is exported worldwide. But the drought is doing its damage to this crop that generates $5 billion in sales each year.
Heat domes and heat waves take more water from reservoirs
With California's 5 largest mega-reserviors only 35% full, well under where they should be this time of year, water loss is an issue water suppliers are deeply concerned with. As it relates to water, we're starting to get the first tastes of what dangers lurk in a warmer, changing and climate confused environment.
Dead fish cleanup at Lake Merritt as the Bay deals with harmful algae bloom
Scientists are studying what may have caused a harmful algae bloom that has killed thousands of fish in recent days. Some experts suspect wastewater could be a contributing factor.
Extreme heat is coming to more parts of US
A dire environmental study predicts that the number of Americans experiencing extreme heat will grow from 7 million to more than 100 million in 30 years.
North Bay water agencies promote conservation during the heat spell
The recent hot spell that has hit the Bay Area has magnified the need for one of our most precious resources: water. Whether it’s used for keeping a lawn healthy and green, or for staying hydrated while out in the sun, water in the Bay Area is a resource that is no longer as abundant as it used to be.
Kern County bear roams Von's parking lot
A bear was seen on video footage aimlessly wandering the parking lot of a Von's grocery store in Kern County. The footage taken at Lake Isabella's Kern Valley Plaza was shared on social media on Monday.
Deadline looms for drought-stricken states to cut water use by 15 percent
Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the Western U.S. hotter and drier.
