Drought: Hundreds Gather for Interfaith ‘Prayer for Rain’
Hundreds gathered at a mosque in Chino, California on Saturday to beseech God to help alleviate the state’s four-year drought during an interfaith Prayer for Rain.
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‘Silent Disco’ Hits San Francisco
Scores of celebratory San Franciscans dancing to synced headphone tunes joined Thursday in a trendy silent disco for the re-opening of San Francisco’s $20.5 million remodeled Dolores Park.
North Korea Says It is Suffering Through Worst Drought in 100 Years
North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages in a country where the United Nations says almost a third of children under five are stunted because of poor nutrition.
Government Distributes Drought Buckets for ‘Bucket List Challenge’
Mandated drought restrictions have spawned San Diego’s new “Bucket List Challenge” bucket giveaway, which asks area residents to take actions like using cold water from their warming showers to flush their toilets.
CA Congressman Turns to Crowdsourcing For Help Crafting Drought Bill
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) is enlisting the public’s help in crafting a bill to battle California’s record four-year drought.
San Diegans Celebrate Shower-Free #DroughtDay
SAN DIEGO — Some San Diego residents did their part to raise awareness of water compensation by avoiding showers on June 17 in celebration of “Drought Day.”
New Plan for Sacramento River Unites Farmers, Greens
LOS ANGELES — California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on Tuesday announced the outline of a revised Sacramento River Temperature Control Plan that takes into account the needs of both farmers and environmental interests.
Drought: CA Town Days Away from Running Out of Water after State Cuts
The community of Mountain House, California is set to completely run out of water in just a few days, after the state cut supplies to senior water rights holders last week amid record drought.
Drought: DJ Moby Asks Californians to Give up Showers for Beef
Electronic music pioneer Moby is asking drought-exhausted Californians to skip dozens of showers every time they want to eat a hamburger.
Shannon Grove: I Never Blamed Abortion for the Drought
California Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) is firing back against attacks suggesting she told a pro-life group that California’s drought is the result of abortion, a claim she says she never made. Grove spoke at the June 1 California ProLife Council
Thieves Turn to Stealing Water During California Drought
Thieves traditionally like to steal valuable items or resources. In the midst of California’s record drought, they’ve turned their attention to the state’s most precious resource of all: water.
CA Assemblywoman Under Fire for Linking Drought with Abortion
California Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) is facing a piranha-like feeding frenzy of criticism over comments she made at a pro-life banquet relating to drought and abortion policy, which were picked up by pro-abortion website RH Reality Check.
California Cuts Water to Agriculture
On Friday, California’s top water regulators issued new cutbacks on farmers holding senior water rights dating back more than 100 years.
‘Daily Show’ Pokes Fun at California Water Conservation
Jon Stewart’s Daily Show poked fun at California’s record drought by inviting California correspondent Al Madrigal on the show to take advantage of an East Coast “drought rumspringa.”
Scientists Research Warm Water ‘Blob’ in Pacific
A “blob” of warm water in the Pacific Ocean has grown so large that it has become the largest ocean-temperature anomaly on record, ocean researchers claim.
Gov. ‘Moonbeam’ on Drought: California Is Like ‘Spaceship Earth’
California Gov. Jerry Brown struck an optimistic tone on the state’s record drought Tuesday night, saying technology and a “more elegant” way of living would ensure the state could beat its water shortage problems.
Drought: City of Riverside Sues California Over Water Cutback Measures
LOS ANGELES — The city of Riverside has filed a lawsuit against the state of California over what it claims is an unfair order to cut water use in the city by 24%.
L.A. Times: Drought ‘Serious, But Hardly a Disaster’
Writing for the Los Angeles Times, reporter Thomas Curwen called California’s historic, four-year-long drought “serious, but hardly a disaster.”
Drought: Lake San Antonio to Be Closed
After considering their budget and the severe statewide drought on Thursday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors announced that Lake San Antonio, which is located partly in southern Monterey County and partly in northern San Luis Obispo County, will be closed this summer on its south and north shores starting July 1.
Jerry Brown: ‘I Didn’t Take a Shower This Morning’
California Gov. Jerry Brown is attempting to implement the state’s first-ever mandatory water cutbacks, among voluntary measures, and he is leading by example: “I didn’t take a shower this morning,” he told reporters in San Jose last week.
Drought: Lacking Water, Bakersfield Water Plant May Shut Down
A water plant in northeast Bakersfield in California’s Central Valley may shut down by the fall due to lack of available water for filtration, according to local ABC News affiliate KERO-23. The Kern River, which flows from the Sierra Nevada
California’s Sinkage Headed for Record Summer
Epic levels of sinking lands across California could hit new 50-year lows come summer without any concrete plans to stem the tide brought on by record drought and government regulatory strangleholds preventing free flow of above ground options.
Drought: Desalination Supporters Hope $1B Carlsbad Plant Changes Critics’ Minds
The Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere when it opens later this year.
Drought: California’s Largest Lake Continues to Disappear
California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea, continues to disappear amidst the state’s devastating four-year-long drought.
CAPS Accused of Blaming California Immigrants for Drought
Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), a group worried about Senate Bill 4, the measure recently passed that would enable undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on the state exchange, has rereleased a thirty-second ad urging the slowing of immigration that has been attacked by critics for connecting the surge in immigrants to the paucity of water available in the state.
