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Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:11 am
by tronagirl
Nasa Images show Sierra Nevada Snowpack
Huge improvement compared with last year!

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:28 am
by twister
It looks like we're good for this year, but unless we get a whole bunch of these during the next decade we'll be in trouble. We have too many people using too much water and it's not likely that we'll escape extreme rationing for much longer.

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:22 pm
by recluse
Storms boost Sierra snowpack
At this point it looks like it won't just be a good or above average year. It appears that a record breaking year is very likely!

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:15 am
by twister
Avalanche control underway across Sierra
So much snow that avalanche concerns are higher than usual. Next there may be flood issues to deal with.

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:20 am
by drdesert
Draining Arizona: Mining For Water In The Desert Leaves Residents' Wells Dry
This situation is happening in Arizona, but similar scenarios are occurring in California. As the water table drops, wells must be drilled deeper and that's expensive. The aquifer that Ridgecrest and Trona depends on is steadily being depleted. A few bad years of drought could be disaster.

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:29 am
by sandman
It's beginning to look like another drought year. December finished off 2019 with a lot of rain, but so far 2020 has been dry. The forecast I've seen looks dry for the next two weeks.

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 6:28 am
by Sparky of SoCal
So Cal needs to understand every year is a drought year.

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:33 am
by CrustyOldFart
Sierra snowpack at 68% of winter average with more expected this week
Unless there is a lot of late season snow, it looks like we're in another year of drought. The average for the Sierras is just 68% of normal.

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:37 am
by sandman
Snowpack Indicates Dry Year Ahead For California
Only 61% of average. Looks like another summer full of wildfires! Hopefully there is a ton of preventative measures being undertaken since we're obviously in big trouble otherwise!

Re: California Drought

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2021 6:37 am
by twister
Climate change in action - California's historic drought
It's looking really bad. I'm not sure if climate change is real, but the drought most definitely is real. Maybe we're just seeing a couple dry years and things will turn around in years to come and maybe not. It's been this bad before, but if this continues on for long, it could be a disaster.