Why didn t the government build a giant reservoir to collect water? | Why Guy Walt Gray
Why didn t the government build a giant reservoir to collect water when we weren t in drought? | Why Guy
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Today s Why Guy question comes from Adam Lwin on Facebook, who asks why didn t the government build a giant reservoir to collect water when it was good? Now we are in a drought again? Billions on high speed rail that s not going anywhere.
Adam, short answer, all the best dam sites in the state are taken. They were all built in the 1940s, 50s and 60s when we needed dams to prevent catastrophic local flooding.
A heatwave swept drought-strickenNorthern California this week, breaking records and baking an already parched landscape.
While Cal Fire shows only a handful of blazes now burning – most of which are largely contained – hot and dry conditions have led the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue excessive heat warnings and advisories in the region.
Temperatures began to climb following Memorial Day weekend, and cities north of Sacramento reported heat rising to the triple digits.
According to AccuWeather, the city of Redding saw a high of 109 degrees Fahrenheit on the holiday, reportedly setting a new all-time high for the month of May.
By Norma Galeana and Christopher Walljasper FIREBAUGH, Calif. (Reuters) - Joe Del Bosque is leaving a third of his 2,000-acre farm near Firebaugh, Cal.
By Norma Galeana and Christopher Walljasper FIREBAUGH, Calif. (Reuters) - Joe Del Bosque is leaving a third of his 2,000-acre farm near Firebaugh, Cal.