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Regardless of what Gov. Gavin Newsom repeatedly asserts, global warming isn't always the primary cause of drought, fire and flooding, columnist George Skelton writes.
Data from Lake Oroville shows the weekend precipitation helped raise its level by almost 20-feet over three days.
Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee, (TNS) Oct. 24—The rainstorm pelting Sacramento and Northern California will help remedy the state’s woeful water situation. But it won’t be nearly enough to end the epic California drought. “Even with 5 inches of rain in Sacramento, our deficits are
Up to now, low-value homes have effectively subsidized federal flood insurance for high-value homes.
Parched California restricts river use by JULIA WICK LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS) | Today at 2:08 a.m. An irrigation canal runs past farmland in Lemoore, Calif., in June photo. California regulators on Tuesday said some farmers in one of the country’s most important agricultural regions will have to stop taking water out of major rivers and streams because of a severe drought. (AP) LOS ANGELES -- Amid intensifying drought, state water regulators voted Tuesday to enact an emergency order barring thousands of Californians -- primarily farmers -- from using stream and river water. California's comp...