Learn more about our current drought, its historic and scientific context, the impact on our environment, and how state and federal policymakers are handling the situation.
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Drought History |
Graphic reprinted from the North Coast Journal |
| California Drought: 17 Communities Could Run Out of Water Within 60 to 120 Days, State Says Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News – January 28, 2014 |
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California Drought a Big Deal, but Misconceptions Abound Chris Clarke, Slow Water Movement – January 23, 2014 |
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What Californians Can Expect from the Drought Peter Gleick, Science Blogs – January 16, 2014 |
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Climate Science |
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Hundred Years of Dry: How California’s Drought Could Get Much, Much Worse Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine – January 23, 2014 |
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Ridiculously Resilient Ridge Continues to Shatter Records, but Pattern Shift May be Approaching Daniel Swain, Weather West; California Weather Blog – January 26, 2014 |
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Why State’s Water Woes Could be Just Beginning Steve Hockensmith, UC Berkeley News Center – January 21, 2014 |
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Environmental Issues |
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Exceptional Dryness Brings the Hazy Days of Winter Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times – January 19, 2014 |
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Key Enviro Law Suspended in California Under Drought Emergency John Upton, Grist Magazine – January 23, 2014 |
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Environmentalists Urge Protection of Salmon During Drought The Record – January, 28 2014 |
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Virginia Gewin, Ensia Magazine – January 27, 2014 |
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California Politics |
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Senator Tom Berryhill: Drought Shows Need for More Water Storage Senator Tom Berryhill, The Fresno Bee – January 16, 2014 |
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Drought Offers an Opportunity to Consider Water Policy George Skelton, Los Angeles Times – January 19, 2014 |
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Despite California Drought, Chances for Water Bond are Evaporating Paul Rogers and Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News – January 10, 2014 |
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Dan Walters: Jerry Brown Assumes Political Ownership of Drought Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee – January 22, 2014 |
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Federal Politics |
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GOP Drought Bill: Boost Delta Pumping, Stop San Joaquin River Restoration John Ellis, The Fresno Bee – January 21, 2014 |
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As California Drought Continues, Feds Could Seize Water Michael Doyle and Mark Grossi, McClatchy Washington Bureau – January 27, 2014 |
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Politics Leaks into Effort to Help with California Drought Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau – January 28, 2014 |