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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Severe Drought Almost Erased from California |
| 2023-01-13 |
| [DroughtMonitor] A long-term drought, dating back to the 2019-2020 winter, continues across California...However, the intense precipitation in California the past few weeks... has significantly reduced drought intensity in California. Most of the state saw a 1-category improvement this week. The D3 [severe drought] across interior northern and central California that covered over 35 percent of the state two weeks ago, is now confined to a small area adjacent to Oregon. But ...large parts of the state remain in D1-D2 {moderate, extreme}.... ======== narrative goes on to highlight some record precip figures and also report on the improvement in reservoir levels which will probably top out above historic averages by mid Spring and even require opening Dams early for some reservoirs, e.g., Oroville which has risen over 100' since Dec 1. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #6 I love the video of Degeneres being Degeneres. Odo won Kanobi. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-13 18:34 |
| #5 What's so civil about engineering, anyway? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-13 16:45 |
| #4 Forget all about investing in California's infrastructure which has been neglected for decades while the population has doubled. We could have flood control projects and more reservoirs, more power plants and freeways, more schools and hospitals but Newsom wants to spend the money on healthcare for illegal aliens and housing for drug addicts. Besides, it's your fault. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-01-13 12:59 |
| #3 Don't worry. Newsom will find a way to blame Climate Change, the people who want to cook with natural gas and the people who have no other choice than to drive gasoline powered vehicles to work. He will also find a way to turn this abundance of rain and deep snow pack in the Sierras into a crisis. Whether we have rain or sunshine doesn't matter. It's all extreme weather, you know. EXTREME. And it's your fault. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-01-13 12:55 |
| #2 Snail Darter hell. That has to happen to maintain the "climate catastrophe" narrative, and that's the important thing. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2023-01-13 11:58 |
| #1 Of course, they need to release much of the "excess" water to the ocean to help the snail darter. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2023-01-13 11:24 |