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Dry, warm winter leaves Western US snowpack at record low levels
2015-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Meager precipitation and a premature spring thaw caused by unusually mild temperatures last month have left the U.S. Western mountain snowpack, a key source of fresh surface water for the region, at record low levels, the government reported on Friday. Melting of winter snows began much earlier than usual this year, from the Sierra Nevada range in California to the lower elevations of Colorado's Rockies, leaving much of the Western snowpack greatly diminished or gone by early April, when it is...
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Dry, warm winter leaves Western U.S. snowpack at record low levels
2015-04-11 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Meager precipitation and a premature spring thaw caused by unusually mild temperatures last month have left the U.S. Western mountain snowpack, a key source of fresh surface water for the region, at record low levels, the government reported on Friday. Melting of winter snows began much earlier than usual this year, from the Sierra Nevada range in California to the lower elevations of Colorado's Rockies, leaving much of the Western snowpack greatly diminished or gone by early April, when it is...
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California snowpack is at a record low
2015-04-03 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The previous record for low snowpack was the 25 percent of normal recorded this time last year, as well as in another period of record drought, from 1976-1977. California has been in the throes of a drought that is now in its fourth year, and that has been linked to climate change. So were not only setting a new low, were completely obliterating the previous record, David Rizzardo, the chief of snow surveys for Californias Department of Water Resources, said during a teleconference held by...
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Californias Dire Drought Leads to Record Low Snowpack Levels at 6%
2015-04-01 22:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Californias dire drought conditions have finally triggered more meaningful action at the state level. Today, Gov. Brown issued an executive order which calls on state and local water agencies to implement a series of measures to save water, including increased enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline the states drought response, and invest in new technologies, according to California Coastkeeper Alliance. The governor issued the statement today as readings of the April 1 assessment...
Warm Winter in Pacific Northwest means less snowpack and water worries
2015-03-15 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: If it seemed like Oregon has had a lot of unseasonably warm days this winter, well, its because we have. Now the focus is on a very low snowpack and the implications that may have later this year. The meteorological winter which is comprised of December, January and February recently wrapped up and depending on where you live in Oregon, it was one of the warmest if not the warmest winters on record. It has been a very, very warm winter almost historically so, said Philip Mote,...
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