1.0Climate Watchhttps://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatchCraig Millerhttps://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/author/cmiller/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0YcBxKGoZ8"><a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/05/11/npr-spotlights-california-water-issues/">NPR Spotlights California Water Issues</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/05/11/npr-spotlights-california-water-issues/embed/#?secret=0YcBxKGoZ8" width="600" height="338" title="“NPR Spotlights California Water Issues” — Climate Watch" data-secret="0YcBxKGoZ8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> NPR's Morning Edition has launched an "occasional series" on California's water woes, with a look at the impact on agriculture in the Central Valley's Westlands Water District, the nation's "biggest irrigated region." KQED's Central Valley Bureau Chief and Climate Watch contributor Sasha Khokha will have three stories in the series.http://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2009/05/farm_0799_blog1.jpg