Monthly Briefing – August 2020

Western Heat Wave Triggers Wildfires and Power Outages Soaring temperatures, high winds and widespread lightning strikes have sparked wildfires that have burned more than 2 million acres, mostly in the western United States. The related, unusually high energy demands...

Monthly Briefing – April 2020

Battling an Invisible Enemy Western irrigators respond to the COVID-19 pandemic Instead of harvesting a healthy crop, crews had to disc up heads of lettuce in fields at Harris Farms, near Coalinga (CALIFORNIA). Much of the crop was destined for restaurants, but many...