For February 3, 2022 by Patick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20220203-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1644087955 A Note to Readers Welcome back to the drought. At least that is the message almost uniformly being given by media coverage, the water managers, and climate people. The U.S. Drought Monitor, which during December and January showed a dramatic declining drought…
by Patick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20220127-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1643468711 A Note to Readers The drought has definitely returned, though it never really went away. While the U.S. Drought Monitor shows no change from last week, we should note that 99% of the state remains in “Moderate” or “Severe” Drought. And at the end of December,…
For January 20, 2022 by Patick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20220120-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1642736503 A Note to Readers Yes, the drought is still with us, though its intensity saw a sharp decline due to the December storms, but January has been dry and the advantage gained in December is evaporating quickly. With two more months of…
by Patick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20220113-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1642288031 A Note to Readers Because of scheduling this report is a day or two late this week. The U.S. Drought Monitor presents a vivid picture of the changes in the status of drought in California. With the photo above showing the dramatic decrease of that intensity…
by Patick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20220106-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1641589782 A Note to Readers We begin the report with the U.S. Drought Monitor, which has a story to tell this week: California has had a significant reduction in the intensity of the drought, but the Western States, more generally have not had the benefit of the…
by Patick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20211230-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1641002061 A Note to Readers The drought is still with us, but has moderated significantly. While Extreme and Exceptional Drought still engulfs almost 80% of the state, it is much less than even one week ago, and as the image above shows. The U.S. Drought Monitor, below,…
Winning a decisive battle against Wall Street and London By Patrick Ruckert December 29, 2021 www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20211230-The-Second-Wave-of-Electrification-in-the-United-States.pdf?_t=1640990312 On December 21, LaRouche PAC posted on this site an article by Michael Carr, “The Third Wave of Electrification has Begun.” https://www.larouchepac.com/the_third_wave_of_electrification_has_begun Toward the end of that article, Michael stated, “As was the case…
by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20211223-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1640373628 “Today, Abraham Lincoln is generally revered as the man who freed the slaves. As true as that is, Lincoln’s intentions were actually much broader. He represented a continuum of Americans before and after, who sought to raise the condition of all people to a level which…
by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20211216-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1639763320 A Note to Readers “Weather Disasters Evoke More Hysterics From the Climate Change Fanatics” is the title of one section of this week’s report. Following some examples of recent headlines, like “A ‘bomb cyclone’ is battering much of California,” I state: “Inevitably, most, but not all,…
For December 9, 2021 by Patrick Ruckert www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20211209-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf?_t=1639170351 Wisely, FDR knew he had to act quickly to take down the “money changers in the temple.” On the eve of his Inauguration, President Roosevelt wrote to an acquaintance, “There will be no one in (the Cabinet) who knows his way to…
