California drought

Arizona officials may not be able to approve new construction in some of the fastest-growing parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area that rely on groundwater in response to dwindling supply. the Associated Press reported.Mississippi’s Water Crisis | Extreme EarthThe Associated Press reports that Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs made the announcement this Thursday in response toa new report from the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR). The new report outlined how the groundwater supply in Arizona is going to continue…

A sign warning the public of dangerous river conditions is posted alongside the American River in Sacramento, California on May 23, 2023. Photo: Haven Daley (AP)A series of consecutive snowstorms dropped a lot of snow all over California’s mountains this winter. And now all of that snow is finally melting and filling up the state’s rivers. It’s making them larger, faster, colder,and extremely dangerous to swim in.California’s Snowpack Gets a Much Needed Boost | Extreme EarthState safety officials are worried about the…

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A before-and-after comparison of water levels in Lake Oroville, California, showing the Enterprise Bridge In July 2021 and February 2023.Gif: Gizmodo (Images: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)California is drenched.Thanks to a season full of record-breaking and dangerous precipitation—including 12atmospheric rivers, the latest of which hit the state on Tuesday—the state is wetter than it’s been in months, following a summer of extreme drought conditions that left reservoirs at historic lows, killed millions of trees, caused…

State officials say California’s snowpack is the highest it’s been in decades for early February, the Los Angeles Times reported.The California Department of Water Resources conducted the second manual snowpack survey of 2023 yesterday at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe. Officials found 85.5 inches of snow depth. That’s 193% above average for the snow depth for the location for this time of year, according to a statement from the Department. Last month,Water Resources officials found 55.5 inches of snow depth. The…

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San Francisco Department of Public Works workers clean up a tree that fell on a SF MUNI bus after a storm passed through the area on January 10, 2023 in San Francisco, California.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)California has been slammed by storm after storm since late December, but it looks like the weeks of chaotic weather may finally be over soon.Experts predict that the back-to-back storms may be ending this week. “We’re finally getting through the parade of storms,” said Michael Anderson, a state climatologist,…