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US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012.A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly absent winter pushed the average annual U.S. temperature last year up to 55....
Storms knocking down Nevada drought rating
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/24/2012 - 11:30amWith a seventh major storm in progress. Western Nevada drought conditions in Douglas County are showing signs of improving, according to the U.S. Seasonal Outlook issued on Thursday.December, Ja...
Drought won’t impact Christmas tree business this year
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 9:43amSirota: A Republican's rare chance to be a real leader
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 6:00amIn light of horrific wildfires, an historic drought and now the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy, the political understatement of the year has to be President Barack Obama's recent comment to...
Lake Tahoe problem bears this year have been 'mixed bag'
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 6:25amBiologists anticipating serious problems with black bears raiding garbage and breaking into homes due to lack of food because of drought say the situation has been slow to develop at Lake Tahoe and along the Sierra front but that activity is now picking up in some areas.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife has received about 120 bear complaints thus far in 2012, according to bear biologist Carl Lackey.
While the year is shaping up to be a bit busier than 2011, it’s nothing compared to what Lackey originally expected in the wake of a remarkably dry winter.
Drought bites into valley agriculture
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/12/2012 - 6:00amThe sun beating down on a bone-dry gravel bar beneath Lutheran Bridge symbolizes what at least two Carson Valley growers are describing as the worst drought in their lifetimes.On Tuesday, Fred S...
Sirota: In face of emergency, we're still asking, 'where's the beef?'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 6:00amTo understand how utterly broken our society is, how hostile to sacrifice we are and how willfully ignorant we have become, you need only look at the historic drought hammering the heartland - and ...
Weather conditions, improper trash disposal contribute to bear problems
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/28/2012 - 6:00amDrought brings heat and lack of rain, and it might also bring more bears to the basin this season. Last year's mild winter means more cubs in the spring. And with little rain and warm temperatures,...
Drought disaster declared in Douglas
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 10:53amEven as Carson Valley farmers are baling hay, Douglas County has been declared a drought disaster area by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Extreme drought conditions extend through much of Washoe, and parts of Pershing, Churchill and Lyon counties. Most of Douglas County is under moderate or severe drought conditions, according to the U.S. drought monitor.
Nevada Affirms U.S. Agriculture Department Drought Disaster Declaration
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 5:58pmCARSON CITY — Nevada today affirmed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s automatic drought disaster declaration, which applies to all 17 Nevada counties.
Douglas Boyle named to Nevada State Climatologist post
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 4:22pmDouglas Boyle is Nevada's new state climatologist. He will oversee operations of the Nevada State Climate Office, a public-service department in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno.
The state climatologist and the Nevada Climate Office collect, maintain and interpret Nevada’s climate and weather data information, publish a quarterly report and provide leadership on climatic hazards and drought planning in the state through work and consultation with the governor's office and state agencies.
Lake Tahoe becomes ground zero for climate change study
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 4:32amLake Tahoe may be one of the most studied lakes in the world, but just how to translate all that climate change data into action remains a challenge. Data suggest a decrease in snow, more extremes like drought and flooding and reduced lake clarity.
Data suggest climate change is bringing an increased risk of more severe forest fires, but warming temperatures may cause other complex ecosystem changes. Local agencies are already planning ways to mitigate and adapt, but making policy based on models that show global trends over the next century is not an easy task.
Fire restrictions begin Monday outside the Lake Tahoe basin
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:17amFire restrictions for the Carson and Bridgeport districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will begin on Monday, June 18. The combination of a particularly dry winter and spring, parched vegetation, lingering drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures, and recent human-caused fires forced the Forest Service to implement the conditions.
Researchers at Fallen Leaf confirm ancient 'megadroughts' around Lake Tahoe and Sierra Nevada
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 3:28pmThe erratic year-to-year swings in precipitation totals in the Lake Tahoe, Carson City and Reno areas conjures up the word “drought” every couple of years, and this year is no exception. The Nevada State Climate Office at the University of Nevada, Reno, in conjunction with the Nevada Drought Response Committee, announced Thursday a Stage 1 drought (moderate) for six counties and a Stage 2 drought (severe) for 11 counties.
Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada are no strangers to drought, the most famous being the Medieval megadrought lasting from 800 to 1250 A.D. when annual precipitation was less than 60 percent of normal. The Reno-Tahoe region is now about 65 percent of annual normal precipitation for the year, which doesn’t seem like much, but imagine if this were the “norm” each and every year for the next 200 years.
Nevada committee declares counties in various drought stages
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 2:09pmRENO — Nevada’s Drought Response Committee has announced all Nevada counties as being on either drought alert or drought watch with 11 counties classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor as under severe drought and six counties under moderate drought. The committee is organizing and activating three regional task forces to address the drought impacts in local and regional areas to begin gathering information about local plans, needs, vulnerabilities and available resources.
Tiger gets back to what he does best
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:51amORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods hit so many great shots that he couldn't single one out as the best. Winning was as sweet as ever, even after a PGA Tour drought that stretched over 923 days and...
Weather Window: Flooding rains broke four-year drought
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 6:00amEditor's note: This is the first in a two-part installment.During the second survey of the 2012 water year on Feb. 1, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Survey program, measu...
Weather Window | Flooding rains broke four-year drought
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:48amEditor's note: This is the first in a two-part installment.TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - During the second survey of the 2012 water year on Feb. 1, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Sn...
Forest Service OKs South Shore Lake Tahoe fuels reduction
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 2:13pmThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has approved a project that will reduce wildfire risk to communities on Lake Tahoe's South Shore and restore the health of the area's forests. The South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project will thin trees and brush on more than 10,000 acres of national forest system land from the Nevada state line to Cascade Lake.
49ers ready for next step: earning 1st-round bye
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:23pmSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers had just returned to the celebratory locker room after clinching the NFC West and ending an eight-year playoff drought when players immediately...
Ecological Restoration is key priority for Northern California forests
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:05pmBy John Heil
California’s landscapes are under siege from a host of threats. Catastrophic wildfire, climate change, invasive species and increasing human population put these delicate ecosystems at risk. The U.S. Forest Service has recognized and battled these threats for decades, but recently the agency recognized the need for a more focused approach on Ecological Restoration as the primary goal for all land management actions.
U.S. dealt another La Niña winter but ‘wild card’ could trump it
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 5:48amColder and wetter than average conditions in northern California and the Sierra may be what is in store this winter as La Niña will influence weather patterns for the second year in a row across the country, according to the annual Winter Outlook released by NOAA on Thursday.
Big Meadow restoration continues along Scotts Lake Trail
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:20pmBy Cheva Heck
The Forest Service will soon begin removing conifers (cone-bearing trees) from meadow, aspen groves and upland forest areas along Scotts Lake Trail, off Big Meadow Trailhead near Luther Pass on Hwy. 89. The project should not affect access to the trail, but the Forest Service is asking that users remain on the trail at all times. A contractor will use crews with chainsaws for the thinning project, which could begin tomorrow.
WHS soccer falls to Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 3:07pmINCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. - Whittell High School took on Incline on the road on Thursday, with the boys dropping their match 2-1 and the girls losing 2-0.The boys ended their six-game scoreless drought...