Written by Robert Shibatani After a record-setting December 2021, this past month has seen the exact opposite; demonstrating once again, the extreme nature (sometimes termed a “weather whiplash”) in California’s hydroclimatology. In many areas of the State, virtually no new...
California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict dry conditions for the rest of the season. And conservation still lags. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters In a clear...
Written by Robert Shibatani It’s been over a month since the last AR storms rolled through California. Since then, the State has seen scattered precipitation. During November, Folsom Reservoir received about 0.91 inches of precipitation, Trinity Reservoir received 2.3 inches,...
Written by Robert Shibatani The 2020-21 Water Year is officially over… and not a moment too soon. It’s a year that many of us would like to put behind us and not just because of water. Water storage and hydrologic...
Written by Robert Shibatani for Maven’s Notebook We’re now in what some call the summer’s anvil, the heart of the hot season. And while temperatures have moderated somewhat, widespread arid conditions, declining water levels, and large as yet contained wildfires...
