Cascade snowpack lagging at 50% of normal as unusual warm weather stretches on
https://komonews.com/news/local/cascade-snowpack-lagging-at-50-of-normal-as-unusual-warm-weather-stretches-on-temperature-snow-rain-forecast-weather-climate-outlook-prediction
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satanmat@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 207d
We’re toast this summer… crap
kinther@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 207d
Not looking good for anyone who relies on snowpack for drinking/cleaning water, that's for sure.
SacralPlexus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 206d
Also, the fires will be worse.
fake_meows@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 206d
That would be everyone?
The PNW doesn't really build artificial human-made drinking water reservoirs in most places. The typical water system depends on mountain snow slowly melting and sending water downhill where it flows into rivers and is sent through hydro turbines, irrigates crops and is tapped for drinking water. But the reservoir for summer water (when it doesn't rain) is natural mountain snow melting.
Also, wells are going dry in the pnw in summer.
kinther@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 204d
It was tongue in cheek - not good for anyone, you're right
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 207d
That article is so wishy washy I could use it to wash my car.
Tujio@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 206d
Komo is a Sinclair rag. They have to toe the line, so they can't explicitly talk about how climate change is fucking us.
KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 205d
Just move the cascades to Iowa. That shit isnt going to go above 0F all weekend.
fake_meows@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 206d
BC is at 50% https://www.onthesnow.com/british-columbia/skireport
Washington is at 35% https://www.onthesnow.com/washington/skireport
Oregon is at 41% https://www.onthesnow.com/oregon/skireport
California is at 39% https://www.onthesnow.com/california/skireport
kinther@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 204d
We need those water catchers from Dune ASAP
fake_meows@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 202d
On planet earth, we could start by planting more trees. Trees release organic compounds into the air that seed clouds and increase rain. The clouds they make cool the climate.
Trees make about 40% of the rain over land.
kinther@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 201d
TIL. Thanks for the link!