Tag: drought

Summer 2020 Weather Outlook

Warm weather has arrived in the United States, but for some parts…

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Extreme Drought Returns to Northern California: “Challenging Summer for Firefighters,” Fire Weather Researcher Says

Drought has returned to Northern California this year with hydrologists calling it…

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Warming Temperatures Means Snowpack Will No Longer Be a Viable Drought Predictor, Paper Claims

A new paper published in Nature predicts that in the upcoming decades…

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‘Megadrought’ in Western U.S. Could Be Worse Than Any in Past 1,200 Years

Human-caused climate change appears to be the cause of a "megadrought" emerging…

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California’s Current Reservoir and Water Conditions Are Slightly Below Average

Most of California’s reservoirs currently hold a slightly below-average amount of water…

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California on Track for One of Top 10 Worst Snowpacks EVER Recorded

California's Sierra Nevada snowpack is well-below normal for this time of year,…

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NOAA: Sierra Nevada Mts, CA Have Only 16% Chance of Having “Normal” Snowpack by April

It's been dry in California lately. But how dry? California's statewide snowpack…

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Western Weather Group: California Set For Record-Dry End to February

A near-record dry spell is possible through the end of February in…

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