Insights and Stories of Steve Gorman

Another ‘atmospheric river’ storm renews flood threat in California

Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:52 pm CST

Sacramento | Reuters — Emergency crews braced for the next bout of high winds and torrential rains forecast to sweep California starting on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and flooding that struck parts of the state over the New Year’s weekend. The latest “atmospheric river” — an airborne […]

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

Dec. 13, 2022 at 6:27 pm CST

By Steve Gorman

Washington begins killing wolf pack for preying on livestock

Aug. 29, 2016 at 9:12 pm CDT

By Steve Gorman

Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal

Feb. 21, 2015 at 10:14 am CST

By Steve Gorman

U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm CST

By Steve Gorman

U.S. West Coast ports undergo partial shutdown

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:55 pm CST

Los Angeles | Reuters –– The 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast were effectively closed to cargo freighters for the second time in less than a week on Thursday under a partial shutdown imposed by shipping lines and terminal operators in an escalating labour dispute with the dockworkers’ union. […]

By Steve Gorman

U.S. West Coast port operations resume, more labour talks scheduled

Feb. 9, 2015 at 8:25 pm CST

Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies suspended loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups the shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each other during months of labour tensions. Reopening of the ports to […]

By Steve Gorman

California water allocation forecast hits record-low level

Feb. 1, 2014 at 4:44 am CST

Los Angeles | Reuters — A worsening drought in California will likely force a first-ever complete cutoff this year in state-supplied water sold to 29 irrigation districts, public water agencies and municipalities up and down the state, officials said Friday. Although the state Water Resources Department typically ends up supplying […]

By Steve Gorman

Insights and Stories of Steve Gorman

Another ‘atmospheric river’ storm renews flood threat in California

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

Washington begins killing wolf pack for preying on livestock

Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal

U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

U.S. West Coast ports undergo partial shutdown

U.S. West Coast port operations resume, more labour talks scheduled

California water allocation forecast hits record-low level

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