We’re finally coming out of a seemingly endless winter. The drought appears to be over. But, have we learned any lessons when it comes to our fresh water demands? As we’re all aware, Governor Brown and various Southern California water user groups are working diligently to modify how water is transported from Northern California to […]
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Eureka, Ca has introduced a new product this fall that could be of interest to you. This product is called the Beach Hazards Statement (BHS). The purpose for the BHS is to alert beachgoers of unique coastal hazards that may not meet NWS Watch, Warning, or Advisory criteria or
In this day and age, weather information is readily available from the local news broadcast to apps on your smartphone. The abundance of weather information can be overwhelming leaving you wondering which source is the best. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of tools as simple or technical as you can imagine. Choosing what’s best
El Niño is a recurring climatic pattern that occurs every two to seven years involving a warming of the waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and a weakening in the easterly trade winds. The warmer than normal sea surface temperatures (SST) off the coast of South America inhibit the upwelling of colder
Upwelling. In general terms upwelling means that deep water, usually cold and nutrient rich but oxygen deficient, is rising to the surface. Oceanographers generally recognize five types of upwelling, but this article will describe what we salmon fishermen most commonly experience, which is coastal upwelling. Northern California is blessed (and sometimes seemingly cursed) by the
