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‘The Blob’ Is Reforming in The Pacific | ‘The Blob’ of 2014 Preceded 3 Drought Years for California Ski Areas

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A huge new marine heatwave has formed in the waters off the US West Coast, similar to “The Blob” that devastated sea life and ravaged runs of salmon in the Pacific ocean. The Blob also preceded the ‘Ridiculously Resilient Ridge’ that caused the worst drought on the west coast in recent memory. A 2016 El Niño brought the RRR to an […]
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Colorado Drought Outlook Best in Decades | State-Wide Snowpack Currently 240% Normal

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The US Drought Monitor released a report Thursday showing that approximately eight square miles of Colorado, that’s about 0.01 percent of the state, is currently under abnormal dryness, reports the Colorado Sun, and statewide snowpack is more than DOUBLE average. Related: Utah’s Drought is Officially Over Thanks to Superb Snowpack According to the two decades worth of data, the US […]
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Utah’s Drought is Officially Over Thanks to Superb Snowpack

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Thanks to this year’s superb snowpack and subsequent runoff, Utah’s drought is officially over — at least for now, reports Deseret News. This is a significant turnaround given that a dismal 2018 gave Utah one of the country’s worst drought designations, yet “we did it in six months’ time,” Brian McInerney, senior hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake […]
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Hundreds of Millions of Dead Trees are Seriously Hindering Wildfire Firefighters in California

The 2010-2017 drought and bark beetle infestations have killed over 129 million trees in California, and millions more drought-stressed trees are expected to die in the coming years. The scale of the die-off is unprecedented in the recorded history of California. The majority of these dead trees are located in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. This situation presents two significant problems […]
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NOAA September Outlook for North America – Colorado and Utah Looking Good for Precipitation

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Looking ahead to the September outlook, the Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 50-60% chance of experiencing above-normal temperatures. Both of the north corners look like being above average for sure, as does the west coast and Alaska. Equal chances for above normal, normal, and below-normal precipitation for the month. The PNW looks most likely to remain the driest, whereas South-West Colorado, […]
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Study Explains if Recent Drought is a Result of us being in the Second Winter of a Double-Dip La Niña

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You might have noticed that it has been quite dry over much of the U.S. this winter, with drought expanding across several regions, particularly in the south. As we are currently fully immersed in the second winter of a “double-dip” La Niña, you might wonder if these dry conditions are typical in the second winter of a double-dip La Niña?  And are […]
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NOAA: In Some Places, Experimental NOAA Models Could Have Predicted Western Snow Drought Eight Months In Advance

NOAA: Experimental Forecasting By: Michon Scott & Rebecca Lindsey In the western United States, residents rely on winter’s snow for summer’s water. A string of skimpy snowpacks between 2012 and 2015 in many Western mountain ranges curtailed municipal water use, threatened endangered species, dried out crops and rangeland, and boosted the risk of wildfire. Better snowpack forecasts might have helped the West prepare […]
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