CBS News: “Record California Drought Shows No Sign of Easing” 93% of California is in a severe drought or worse. This drought has been going on for 4 years. The latest snow surveys are showing the current Sierra Nevada snowpack at only 12% of normal for this time of year. Squaw Valley received only 4″ of snow between December 31st and February 7th. They’ve gotten a meager 140″ of snow on the upper mountain this winter and only 38″ of snow on the lower mountain this winter. NOAA’s official March outlook is not pointing to any relief for California. We’ve got our fingers crossed for a Miracle […] Weather Miles Clark | February 24, 2015 11 Comments
California’s Dec. Snowfall Not Enough to Combat Drought Despite heavy precipitation in the first two weeks of December, California is in need of even more rain and snow to tackle its crippling four-year drought. In a report released by the Department of Water Resources, officials state that while there is more snow in the Sierras than last year at this time, the snow water equivalent statewide remains far below average for this date. The DWR conducted the survey near Echo Summit, about 90 miles east of Sacramento. According to DWR’s Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow […] Weather ameliatraynor | January 15, 2015 2 Comments
NOAA Satellite Imagery: California = The Golden-BROWN State… The historic California drought is now 3 years old and the numbers are starting to add up. It’s not looking good for California. “Eleven of the past fifteen years have been drier than normal, with the past three years delivering about 45 percent of normal rain and snowpack in Southern California. This follows two of the wettest decades in California’s history—the 1980s and 1990s […] Weather SnowBrains | July 24, 2014 0 Comments
2013/14 = California’s Hottest Winter on Record: It’s no secret that California has been hot and dry lately. Three bad winters in a row can hurt a lot of feelings. Actually, it’s starting to hurt more than just feelings. Farmers are feeling it, skiers and riders are feeling it, water sports humans are feeling it, the fire scorched earth is feeling it, and anything that drinks water is starting to feel it. It’s no help that the wet season is officially over […] Miles Clark | June 12, 2014 3 Comments
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