(Natural News) California has entered another drought, one that experts think is more severe than its last one. Worse, the heat is so severe that it’s making tap water in some places, including Sacramento, taste like dirt. Last month, the City of Sacramento issued a statement saying it has received complaints from residents about the taste of their […]

(Natural News) The Edward Hyatt Power Plant in California is at risk of going offline for the first time due to the catastrophic drought gripping the western U.S. The power plant, which is the state’s fourth-largest hydropower producer, depends on Lake Oroville in Northern California to generate electricity. But extreme dry conditions have depleted the water in the lake […]

(Natural News) The widespread drought gripping the western U.S. has drastically reduced California’s hydropower supply. With less electricity coming from hydropower dams, the state may be forced to ramp up gas-fired power generation and ask residents to reduce their electricity use. Hydroelectric power is generated by capturing the energy of water falling over dams to produce electricity. When water levels in rivers […]

(Natural News) What is happening in California right now is going to affect every man, woman and child in the entire country.  Today, California has 24.6 million acres of farmland, and the state produces more of our fruits and vegetables than anyone else by a very wide margin.  So if agricultural production is dramatically reduced because […]

(Natural News) California dealt with an intense wildfire season that scorched about 10 million acres in 2020. This year, it looks like the state is in for another crisis in the form of extreme drought conditions. In fact, the Golden State’s drought conditions went from bad to worse in just a month. Warm temperatures last month melted […]

(Natural News) California’s San Joaquin Valley is well-known for its fertile orchards and bountiful produce. But this perception may soon change with a new drought looming on the horizon, even as the valley is still reeling from earlier droughts. Reductions to water allotments at the state and federal levels, alongside California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s inaction, only worsen the problem. California […]