How will California's drought affect Silicon Valley?

Dramatically. This drought builds upon long term trends stressing California's water system built 1-2 generations ago to accommodate a much less crowded state. read more

Dramatically. This drought builds upon long term trends stressing California's water system built 1-2 generations ago to accommodate a much less crowded state. read more

The same difficulties have plagued many Silicon Valley energy startups over the years, including many of the companies that tried to manufacture the next-generation of thin, flexible solar panels. And solving California’s drought – and helping to better manage global water resources in an increasingly water-constrained world – isn’t necessarily a problem that needs to be solved by new technology. read more

About 428,000 acres, or 5 percent of the irrigated cropland in the Central Valley, Central Coast and Southern California, won’t be planted this year, researchers at UC Davis predict. This has started to affect the price of fruits and vegetables in the United States. read more