"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Extreme drought now encompasses all of California with no relief coming any time soon. Central Valley agriculture faces huge water allocation cutbacks. Wildfires have started way too early this year in San Diego. The only comparable droughts were in the…
Mountains in the California Central Valley are rising faster than nearby mountains. This could be due to groundwater pumping for agriculture and could lead to increased numbers of earthquakes, researchers say. Water is heavy. Pump it out and the earth…
Yessiree ladies and gentlemen, the coming El Niño promises to be a corker, delivering deluges of rain to a parched Southwest and California. Well, maybe. El Niños exactly like the current one that is building strength sometimes do deliver torrents…
The Almanza’s well in rural Tulare County ran dry because of the California drought and consequent overpumping of groundwater. They are retired, living on Social Security. Drilling a deeper well would cost $15,000. Maddeningly, they make too little to get…
Snow from the High Sierras in northern California helps fill reservoirs throughout the state. The final snow survey this year shows Sierra snow at a dire 7% of normal, much lower than the state average of 18%. This means reservoirs…