Posted on 06/02/2019 5:30:46 PM PDT by McGruff
The amount of snow blanketing the Sierra Nevada is even larger than the 2017 snowpack that pulled the state out of a five-year drought, California water officials said.
As of Thursday, the snowpack measured 202% of average after a barrage of storms throughout winter and spring, according to the Department of Water Resources.
The wet weather has slowed but not stopped, with thunderstorms prompting flash flood warnings Sunday in the central and southern parts of the state.
At this time last year, the snowpack measured 6% of average — making this year 33 times bigger than 2018, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In 2017, the snowpack measured 190% of average.
The snowpack supplies about 30 percent of state water needs.
In the Tahoe Basin, Squaw Valley ski resort has seen so much snow it plans to keep its slopes open until least July 5. In May alone, Squaw recorded 37 inches (94 centimeters).
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Only twelve and half years to go before global warming kills us all.
NYT, 2016: “California Braces for Unending Drought”
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/us/california-drought-water-restrictions-permanent.html
Oops.
California. Hmm. I guess I don’t think of them as part of the US. That’s weird. Because they certainly still do take federal money - in abundance too
Go to WeatherBell and watch Bastardi’s updates. Period.
Maybe there’ll actually be enough water left over that the farms around Bakersfield even get to have water. If anyone has survived that is.
Only twelve and half years to go before global warming kills us all.
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Dude, it’s a only a little more than 11 1/2 years per the brilliant AOC. You’re gonna be late to your own funeral. ;-)
Channeling my inner blond.
“Seems it never rains in Southern California
But it sure as heck snows a lot.”
Another gold record.
Devastating avalanches in the future.
Women and children hardest hit!
My daughter is skiing today at Mammoth Mountain, CA.
For those interested in tracking the snow season, I recommend Opensnow. Com. Of 14 reporting resorts, Squaw and Mammoth tied at 715 inches for the season
“Well Jane, I guess it goes to show...IT’S AlWAYS SOMETHING.”
Climate change explains very thing. Even below normal temps in the summer. Amazing science (not).
+1
Western Cali is doomed. Biblically! God is just, and his anger does not sleep forever.
yeah, it’s been raining like crazy lately.
Some years are dry.
Some years are wet.
So weird.
Good thing they destroyed reservoirs so it can run into the ocean and not provide water for people and crops.
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