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California is in an Earthquake Drought | Big One Almost Certain in next 30-Years

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California earthquakes are a geologic inevitability. The state sits across the North American and Pacific tectonic plates and is crisscrossed by the San Andreas and other active fault systems. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island on Jan. 23, 2018 was just the latest reminder of major seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, writes Richard Aster at […]
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Colorado Skier Visits Down 13% on Last Year Due to Dry Start to Season

Early season visits to Colorado ski resorts are down between 11 and 13 percent compared with last year because of low snow conditions, resorts reported. Colorado Ski Country USA, which represents 23 resorts, recorded 13 percent fewer visits at its member operations through Dec. 31, The Aspen Daily News reported Saturday. Separately, Vail Resorts, which isn’t part of Colorado Ski Country USA, reported visits were […]
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California Governor Jerry Brown Declares Drought Officially Over

Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices For Immediate Release: April 7th, 2016 Governor’s Press Office (916) 445-4571 SACRAMENTO – Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today ended the drought state of emergency in most of California, while maintaining water reporting requirements and prohibitions on wasteful practices, such as […]
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Storms Continue To Ease Long Term Drought Conditions In California

Storms slammed into the Pacific Coast, drenching California, Oregon, and Washington with several inches of precipitation, then dropping above-normal precipitation across parts of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest.  Precipitation drenched parts of the Southern Plains to Lower Mississippi Valley, and fell in above-normal amounts in parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley, but most of the Northern to Central Plains was drier than […]
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California’s January Storm Cycle Provided Much Needed Improvement to Historical Drought

From late December through early January California has been getting pummeled by winter storms in the form of atmospheric rivers. This month long parade of storms has significantly helped the historical five-year drought that has been plaguing California, but it doesn’t mean the state is in the clear. “Early in the January storm cycle, lower mountain elevations received some rain, but […]
Dylan Cautela |
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Record Breaking Rainfall Provides Significant Improvement for California Reservoirs

  Record breaking precipitation has brought some much needed relief to many of California’s reservoirs. After enduring six years of drought, California is experiencing one of the rainiest seasons on record. A beneficiary of all this rainfall are the state’s water reservoirs. California’s fifth largest reservoir, the San Luis Reservoir, shown in the photo above, provides storage to urban areas […]
Robin Azer |
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Terrible Start of the Season for Europe | December Was Switzerland’s Driest Month On Record.

December was ultra-dry in the mountainous heart of Europe, causing ski sales to drop considerably compared to last years’. Ski resorts in Switzerland have seen a big drop in visitors on the slopes so far this season due to the lack of snow, official figures show. Meanwhile, some French regions were declared drought zones, forcing resorts to switch off their snow cannons. A […]
Matias Ricci |
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