Weekend Wrap-Up: Dry Weather Conditions; Groundwater
Welcome back! Here’s the weekend wrap-up:
At the top of the scroll: Over the weekend the news media continued follow-up coverage to last week’s news release, “California Department of Water Resources Names Drought Management Team to Prepare for a Dry 2014.” Among the related headlines were The Sacramento Bee editorial, “Drought Should Revive Water Conservation,” Merced Sun-Star editorial, “It Feels Like a Drought in California, Governor,” and Fresno Bee editorials, “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down” and “Hoping for Rain is Not a Winning California Water Strategy.”
Articles about dry weather conditions also included “Invisible Crisis: Few Feel Effects of L.A.’s Driest Year on Record” in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune; “Drought Grips Marin, on Pace for Driest Year on Record” in the Marin Independent Journal; and “Drought Worries Weighing on North State Water Managers” in the Appeal-Democrat.
“Calls Grow for More Oversight of California’s Groundwater” was the focus of an investigative reporting piece by Gannett newspapers. ” The Desert Sun reported, “Decline in Trees May Be Linked to Groundwater Pumping.”
Water Word of the Week: Making headlines recently, Aquafornia’s Water Word of the Week — BDCP — is actually an acronym. To learn more, read the post titled “BDCP: Aquafornia Water Word of the Week.”
Last Week’s Top Stories: The most viewed story was “Governor Convenes Drought Task Force to Help Prepare,” from the Associated Press. Excluding news articles, “Hetch Hetchy — Congress Should Undo Destructive Raker Act,” a commentary in the San Jose Mercury News, received the most views.