California's snowpack is approaching an all-time record, so why are we still in a drought? Or need to conserve water? Linked is an interesting article by the Los Angeles Times. It's very telling on what is needed. And what has been done. Hint, not enough! https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-01/california-snowpack-is-the-deepest-in-decades Stormwater...
(Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California) The seven states that rely on the Colorado River must urgently address how to keep enough water in two severely depleted reservoirs to provide water and power to 40 million people in the southwestern U.S. Emergency steps must...
Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California in 2022, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service. The same survey for 2021 counted 9.5 million dead trees in...
For decades, Californians have depended on the reliable appearance of spring and summer snowmelt to provide nearly a third of the state’s supply of water. But as the state gets drier, and as wildfires climb to ever-higher elevations, that precious snow is melting faster and...