EnvironmentDrought Improves In California, Pacific NorthwestDecember 17, 2015 | Ed JoyceRecent storms have helped to ease dryness and improve drought conditions in California. But warm temperatures have limited the amount of snowpack in some parts of the western U.S.
EnvironmentCalifornia Drought: Snowpack ‘Well Above Normal’ in SierraNovember 12, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe drought update released Thursday shows that recent storms have helped the Sierra snowpack, but did not bring any improvement to California's long-term drought.
EnvironmentRain Brings Some ‘Drought Relief’ To California, NevadaNovember 5, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe Pacific Storm system brought some slight improvement to drought conditions in California and Nevada last week.
EnvironmentDry Times Continue In California, NevadaOctober 29, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe recent rain has not changed the percentage of drought in California or Nevada according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update.
EnvironmentRain No Help For Long-Term California DroughtOctober 22, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe U.S. Drought Monitor says recent rain was no help for the long-term drought in California and the state's reservoir storage is now the second lowest on record.
EnvironmentLooking At Year 5 Of Drought In CaliforniaOctober 1, 2015 | Ed JoyceCalifornia's historic drought persists and, even with normal precipitation, is expected to continue into 2016.
EnvironmentDespite Rain, Drought Unchanged In CaliforniaSeptember 24, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe recent rains did not improve drought conditions over the past week in California but the seasonal outlook shows some improvement for parts of the state.
EnvironmentTopsoil Decline In California, Extreme Drought Expands In Western U.S.August 27, 2015 | Ed JoyceExtreme drought expanded in the Western U.S. and the drought is taking a toll on topsoil moisture in California.
EnvironmentDrought Tightens Grip In Western U.S. As Wildfires SpreadJuly 30, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe above-average rains of the past week did not ease drought conditions or improve reservoir storage in California. The drought expanded in other parts of the western U.S.
EnvironmentCalifornia Drought: Recent Above-Average Rain No HelpJuly 23, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe "well above-average" rain of the past three months in California has not brought any improvement to drought conditions in the state.
