Drought for the west

[hank4elk]

SuperMonsoon Hits the Southwest U.S. and the Northwest Gets a Piece of It.

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Precip since July 1.
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I have over 5 inches here and lots more to come. A couple decent snowpack years and we might be back to SW NM normal.
I am thankful to be seeing this.

 

[Chama Grande]

I went scouting in my elk unit and there was knee high grama grass. I couldn't find any evidence of cattle grazing which is just bizarre to me. Pic unrelated, but look how freakin green the Zunis are

 

[hank4elk]

I went scouting in my elk unit and there was knee high grama grass. I couldn't find any evidence of cattle grazing which is just bizarre to me. Pic unrelated, but look how freakin green the Zunis are

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Gaitors will be a must this year early. Pretty sure a tripod to get over the gramma.

 

[Chama Grande]

I feel like Joanna Allhands nails some points on the Colorado River. The burden is seated far more on the lower basin, California needs to get in some cuts, and Reclamation needs to make a credible threat instead of their usual nothing

What must happen to save the Colorado River, now that the feds aren't stepping in

If Reclamation won't force us to act, how do we use less Colorado River water in time to save a rapidly deteriorating Lake Mead and Lake Powell?

www.azcentral.com

 

[Scott85]

I feel like Joanna Allhands nails some points on the Colorado River. The burden is seated far more on the lower basin, California needs to get in some cuts, and Reclamation needs to make a credible threat instead of their usual nothing

What must happen to save the Colorado River, now that the feds aren't stepping in

If Reclamation won't force us to act, how do we use less Colorado River water in time to save a rapidly deteriorating Lake Mead and Lake Powell?

www.azcentral.com

How many acre feet of water are wasted every year just to water some grass? That’s the easiest cut to make by a mile. People should really get onboard with drought resistant landscapes or astroturf.

 

[Oak]

“Lake Mead will end water year 2022 next Friday with a surface elevation ~1,044 feet above sea level, down 1.8 million acre feet from a year ago.

“Lake Powell will end the year at somewhere around elevation ~3,529, down 1.5 million acre feet from a year ago.

“Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which must now be in the end-of-water-year mix because of the way Reclamation and the states have begun moving water around like pawns on the Upper Basin chess board, will end the year at elevation 6,013, down 300,000 acre feet from last year.”

The Colorado River at the end of water year 2022: a status report - jfleck at inkstain

I don't see how this ends well. Most of the major players - the ones that matter, anyway, by which I mean Arizona, California, and the federal government - appear boxed in by constraints they can't seem to overcome, while the water in the Colorado River's big reservoirs is circling the drains...

www.inkstain.net

 

[Chama Grande]

“Lake Mead will end water year 2022 next Friday with a surface elevation ~1,044 feet above sea level, down 1.8 million acre feet from a year ago.

“Lake Powell will end the year at somewhere around elevation ~3,529, down 1.5 million acre feet from a year ago.

“Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which must now be in the end-of-water-year mix because of the way Reclamation and the states have begun moving water around like pawns on the Upper Basin chess board, will end the year at elevation 6,013, down 300,000 acre feet from last year.”

The Colorado River at the end of water year 2022: a status report - jfleck at inkstain

I don't see how this ends well. Most of the major players - the ones that matter, anyway, by which I mean Arizona, California, and the federal government - appear boxed in by constraints they can't seem to overcome, while the water in the Colorado River's big reservoirs is circling the drains...

www.inkstain.net

I would simply do the thing that pertained the most to my particular niche, and then we'd all be saved

 

[hank4elk]

10.22 " so far this monsoon season. 2 days left in season and more possible.
Twice a normal seasons amount.
We are now at the lowest drought level, next to normal.

 

[Irrelevant]

Setting up to be a good healthy winter in the NW.

That's a lot of snow by Thanksgiving!

 

[hank4elk]

NOAA forecast is for dry cold winter in NM. Triple dip La Nina coming.

4 inches of rain and an inch of snow in Oct. added to 14+ inches June-Sept make for more than a normal year for me. Record for this area I hear.
We need some snowpack!!!

 

[Scott85]

 

[David58]

NOAA forecast is for dry cold winter in NM. Triple dip La Nina coming.

4 inches of rain and an inch of snow in Oct. added to 14+ inches June-Sept make for more than a normal year for me. Record for this area I hear.
We need some snowpack!!!

Interesting prediction, since we were not supposed to see this precip through monsoon, either. I have my fingers crossed for snowpack, and have hung my weather forecasting rock outside. It's data are far more accurate than any of the weatherpersons predictions.

I have not even scouted my elk unit yet - it has changed so much due to the rains from what I have experienced, the elk will be much more scattered since there is food and water everywhere. And at this time of year, I could be on snowshoes, or shirtsleeves. But that is a problem I don't mind - so nice to have green and not dust up where I hunt.

 

[Irrelevant]

Snowpack Status for the Northwest

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Current conditions:

Forecast:

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

I can't totally understand the color chart but NW is getting snow all weekend and I'm guessing the Sierras are going to get one of those atmospheric rivers. I'll keep my eye on the higher elevations.

Based on my expertise it's obvious I just need to look hot and someone would hire me to report the weather.

 

[BirdManMike]

I can't totally understand the color chart but NW is getting snow all weekend and I'm guessing the Sierras are going to get one of those atmospheric rivers. I'll keep my eye on the higher elevations.

Based on my expertise it's obvious I just need to look hot and someone would hire me to report the weather.
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This pitcher is just another example of whats wrong with Merka. Nueva Orleans? El Paso? In Merka we talk in Merkan!

Say it loud and proud:

NEW Orleans.
THE Paso.

 

[Irrelevant]

9 ways we know humans caused climate change

Scientists have amassed an overwhelming amount of evidence that humans are the main cause of climate change. Here are 9 ways the evidence stacks up.

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Analysis: Why scientists think 100% of global warming is due to humans - Carbon Brief

The science on the human contribution to modern warming is quite clear. Humans emissions and activities have caused around 100% of the warming observed.

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6. Humans Affect Climate

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Drill Baby Drill is the cause.

Effect of fossil fuels and the refusal to reduce use at all - Planet will likely be uninhabitable in 100 years.

Not sure why I'm quoting you, don't take any offense to it, there's none meant. But there does seem to be a fair amount of reporting that simply isn't correct around climate change, with the trend being to overdramatize the effects and projections. I thought this was an interesting rebuttal to a claim about a reported "real world" implication to climate change here on the WA coast.

More Climate Misinformation and Factual Errors in the Seattle Times. Should You Care?

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[Scott85]

Area snowpacks some of the strongest on record, data shows

The recent snow and rainstorms that have hit the Reno area since Christmas have caused one of the strongest starts to winter accumulation on record.

www.kolotv.com

 

[FairWeather]

Now we just have to hope the mountains hold that snow through the spring/summer like they used to.

That’s been an issue here in Oregon. We get “typical” amounts of snow in the cascades, but it just doesn’t stick around as long as it used to due to the hotter springs and summers we’re getting.

 

[Chama Grande]

Hoping for a more active Jan-Feb this year

 

[mountainlaurel3]

Now we just have to hope the mountains hold that snow through the spring/summer like they used to.

That’s been an issue here in Oregon. We get “typical” amounts of snow in the cascades, but it just doesn’t stick around as long as it used to due to the hotter springs and summers we’re getting.

I'm more of a skier than hunter. Here in the San Juans, May and June should be the best months of the year in the backcountry. Last year by mid-May the snowpack was a dusty, dirty mess, barely holding on. A few spring dust storms bringing in red dirt, few spring snows to cover up that layer, and let the CO sun do the rest. Relatedly, the annual high flow on the Animas last year was early.