drought

The Bay Area is gearing up for a weekend of constant rainfall and with the Friday storm, the ground is getting the saturation it needs. But experts warn this is still not nearly enough to get us over the hump, especially after they just announced it can’t help.

The National Weather Service’s Bay Area office tweeted Sunday that, while California is slightly better off than at the same time last year when it comes to ending the drought, “that won’t mean much if we don’t continue to get storms throughout the wet season.”

While shower chances are very low, we’ll be watching cooler and windy conditions for Monday with highs dropping into the 50s and low 60s. Rob Mayeda has the Microclimate Forecast.

The Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Southern California could be functioning within the next five years and supply water for thousands of people.

The largest active reservoir in the Santa Clara Valley was only at 39% capacity Tuesday, and the water agency doesn’t expect things to improve for several years.

The second largest reservoir in the Santa Clara Valley was only at 39% capacity Tuesday and the water agency doesn’t expect things to improve for several years. Damian Trujillo reports.

As a crushing heat wave hammers the Bay Area, residents are advised to not only drink water themselves, but give their trees a drink as well.

Sonoma County held a drought town hall on Thursday which touched on all aspects of water– and the lack of it– in the county and state and how it will affect residents, fire risk, and the future.

At Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas, severe drought has created a rare opportunity for researchers and visitors — the chance to see and study exposed dinosaur tracks that are usually concealed under riverwater.

Big cutbacks and big fines could be on the table if the drought continues. Scott Budman reports.

Big cutbacks and big fines could be on the table if the drought continues.

A drought that has turned vast swaths of the American West into a tinderbox has unveiled a discovery in Texas — dinosaur tracks. The prints were mostly left by the Acrocanthosaurus — a theropod that stood 15 feet, weighed 7 tons and roamed the area 113 million years ago. They emerged in recent weeks as the Paluxy River dried up almost entirely…

Dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose have emerged after weeks of drought.

We’re all looking and wanting anything that looks like a “normal” rain season but that may not be in the cards for us over the next several months. 

We’re all looking and wanting anything that looks like a “normal” rain season but that may not be in the cards for us over the next several months. As our drought continues it looks like we’ll have two key factors that will play into our Bay Area rain season. Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri reports.

Rain or not, expect droughts to be a much more regular part of life. Damian Trujillo reports.

Rain or not, expect droughts to be a much more regular part of life.

China plans to use a method called “cloud seeding” to increase rain in areas affected by a record-setting drought.

As California continues to reel from the depths of this historic drought, farmers are facing an uncertain future. That’s especially the case in the rice fields of the Sacramento Valley. Joe Rosato Jr reports.

As California continues to reel from the depths of this historic drought, farmers are facing an uncertain future. That’s especially the case in the rice fields of the Sacramento Valley.