After El Niño Now What?

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🗓️ 8 July 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Many Californians are wondering if El Niño has saved the Golden State from its historic drought. The snowpack in Sierra Nevada is more robust, reservoirs in Northern California are more full, and Folsom Lake even rose 10 feet in the month of March. However, the state is nowhere near pre-drought conditions. Three experts joined Greg Dalton at the Commonwealth Club to discuss the future of water in the Golden State. Ashley Boren, Executive Director, Sustainable Conservation Max Gomberg, Climate Change Manager, State Water Resources Control Board Gabriele Ludwig, Director, Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Almond Board of California Barton Thompson, Director, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on April 5, 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.3	economy, and the environment.
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0:55.3	With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture, Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the
1:01.0	matter. It's our future. It's time to come together. I'm Greg Dalton, and on the show today,
1:08.4	we'll find out if California's drought is over.
1:11.4	The wet season is over, and the Sierra Nevada have a lot more water up there stored as snow
1:17.0	than they did this time last year. Reservoirs in Northern California are also looking a lot better.
1:23.6	Folsom Lake rose a whopping 10 feet in the rainy month of March.
1:28.2	But the picture around the state is not so rosy, and over the next hour we'll discuss what
1:32.8	lies ahead for our gardens and showers in the Golden State.
1:36.7	We will also look at water, the Californians, and most Americans eat every week.
1:42.2	Water tucked into fruits, nuts, dairies, and vegetables produced here in California.
1:47.3	This program is generously underwritten by the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation.
1:51.8	And joining our live audience at the Commonwealth Club today, we have four water experts.
1:56.3	Gabrielle Ludwig is Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at the Alman Board of California.
2:02.5	Buzz Thompson is director of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.
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