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Guardians preserve precious water at key source
1 month, 1 week ago

Guardians preserve precious water at key source

China Daily  

Local residents and researchers play important roles in water protection in Nagchu, Xizang autonomous region — a city that serves as a strategic guarantee for water resources in China. Knowing the importance of protecting the water ecology, the city government has hired thousands of residents to undertake the duties of patrolling the natural environment, including grasslands, lakes, glaciers, wetlands, rivers …

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Guardians preserve precious water at key source
1 month, 1 week ago

Guardians preserve precious water at key source

China Daily  

Local residents and researchers play important roles in water protection in Nagchu, Xizang autonomous region — a city that serves as a strategic guarantee for water resources in China. Knowing the importance of protecting the water ecology, the city government has hired thousands of residents to undertake the duties of patrolling the natural environment, including grasslands, lakes, glaciers, wetlands, rivers …

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As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds -- and obstacles
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds -- and obstacles

The Independent  

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Canada lynx confirmed in Vermont for 1st time since 2018
4 months ago

Canada lynx confirmed in Vermont for 1st time since 2018

Associated Press  

SHREWSBURY, Vt. — A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther south than the last confirmed sighting. “This newest sighting is especially exciting because the cat was spotted in Rutland County, far south of most confirmed lynx reports in Vermont,” said Brehan Furfey, wildlife biologist and …

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California braces for heavy wildfire activity this fall: ‘They’re only going to get worse’
6 months, 1 week ago

California braces for heavy wildfire activity this fall: ‘They’re only going to get worse’

LA Times  

Experts are warning Californians to brace for a ‘very active’ wildfire season this fall as two back-to-back wet winters and forecasts for a warmer-than-normal summer are likely to prime the state’s landscape for fire. “The bad news is that I think that the back half of this season is going to be much more active — with a lot more …

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2 climbers found dead after summiting Mt. Whitney via treacherous route
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2 climbers found dead after summiting Mt. Whitney via treacherous route

LA Times  

The summit of Mt. Andrew Niziol, 28, of South Lake Tahoe, and Patty Bolan, 29, were identified by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, according to the Sacramento Bee. He described what Niziol and Bolan had been wearing and noted that they were “both experienced in the backcountry and had adequate gear for the climb.” After getting separated from …

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Study says California’s 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don’t get used to it
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says California’s 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don’t get used to it

Associated Press  

DENVER — Last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, a new study found. But even among these rare snow deluges, last year’s stood out as the snowiest, edging out 1922 in snow water equivalent, said study lead author Adrienne Marshall, a hydrologist at the Colorado School …

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California increases water allocation after wet winter, but fish protections limit pumping
8 months ago

California increases water allocation after wet winter, but fish protections limit pumping

LA Times  

With runoff from this year’s snow and rain boosting the levels of California’s reservoirs, state water managers on Tuesday announced plans to increase deliveries of supplies from the State Water Project to 40% of full allotments, up from 30% last month. But the Department of Water Resources also said officials have had to limit pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River …

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Weather Bee | How unusual is snowfall in late April?
8 months, 1 week ago

Weather Bee | How unusual is snowfall in late April?

Hindustan Times  

As expected from an Indian summer, severe heatwave conditions were reported from pockets of Saurashtra, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, and north Konkan on April 16, according to an April 17 press release by the India Meteorological Department. An HT analysis shows that while snowfall at this time in India is not unusual, there are indeed some unusual trends prevailing in …

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After five years of closure, ‘glamping’ back again in Yosemite National Park
8 months, 1 week ago

After five years of closure, ‘glamping’ back again in Yosemite National Park

LA Times  

A tent at a High Sierra Camp. After five years of pandemic- and snowpack-related closures, Yosemite National Park has reopened “glamping” camps where visitors will have access to showers, gourmet meals and a view of the park’s wild backcountry. According to the camps’ website, more than 13,000 visitors stay at the High Sierra Camps each year, and another thousand backpackers …

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Editorial: If 10 straight months of record-breaking heat isn’t a climate emergency, what is?
8 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: If 10 straight months of record-breaking heat isn’t a climate emergency, what is?

LA Times  

Californians have had weekend after weekend of cool, stormy weather and the Sierra Nevada has been blessed with a healthy snowpack. The planet is experiencing a horrifying streak of record-breaking heat, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the average global temperature has been the highest ever recorded. The concept of a higher average global temperature doesn’t …

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L.A.’s water supplies are in good shape. But is the city ready for the next drought?
8 months, 1 week ago

L.A.’s water supplies are in good shape. But is the city ready for the next drought?

LA Times  

California’s second wet winter in a row has left L.A.’s water supplies in good shape, and the city has used its reprieve from drought to make progress on water-saving infrastructure projects. After the state’s final snow survey of the season, officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced that Eastern Sierra snowpack is measuring 103% of normal, …

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Rockslide shuts down Malibu Canyon Road as light showers continue across Southern California
8 months, 1 week ago

Rockslide shuts down Malibu Canyon Road as light showers continue across Southern California

LA Times  

A person walks by as water pours from the top of a building during the rain Saturday in Panorama City. A chilly spring storm system continued to bring cooler temperatures and light showers across Southern California on Sunday, while a rockslide shut down Malibu Canyon Road in both directions in the Santa Monica Mountains. “This weekend temperatures struggling to reach …

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Why this year’s average California snowpack is no reason for celebration
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why this year’s average California snowpack is no reason for celebration

LA Times  

Wearing snowshoes and aviator sunglasses, Gov. Gavin Newsom stood in a field near Lake Tahoe recently and listened as an engineer from the Department of Water Resources announced the results of California’s April snow survey, which is conducted every year when snow depths in the Sierra Nevada reach their maximum. Though rising temperatures will cause some would-be snow to fall …

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Amid above-average snowpack, Newsom urges focus on state water resilience and adaptation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid above-average snowpack, Newsom urges focus on state water resilience and adaptation

LA Times  

With California snowpack and reservoirs at above-average levels following two wet winters, Gov. “The water system in California was designed for a world that no longer exists.” The governor presented a new water plan that lays out priorities for changing how the state captures, stores and moves water, including efforts to replenish groundwater, recycle wastewater and restore the natural ecosystems …

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Editorial: California snow survey makes it official — we’re all wet
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: California snow survey makes it official — we’re all wet

LA Times  

Sean de Guzman, right, manager of the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit, and water resources engineer Anthony Burdock, left, measure the snowpack in January at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The crucial April snow survey conducted Tuesday morning showed above-average Sierra snowpack. “Average is awesome,” California Department of Water Resources Director Karla …

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California storms deliver above-average snowpack, replenish reservoirs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

California storms deliver above-average snowpack, replenish reservoirs

LA Times  

California’s mountains are covered with snow, reservoirs are mostly filled and hills across the state are sprouting green grass and wildflowers after the latest round of soaking storms. “Because every year could be the first year of a 10-year drought.” Even with the state’s reservoirs at healthy levels, California continues to face complex water management problems, such as struggling fish …

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Opinion: California has to conserve water. Why is Sacramento dragging its heels?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: California has to conserve water. Why is Sacramento dragging its heels?

LA Times  

State law set in motion a process of setting of standards for indoor and outdoor water use that utilities and consumers can meet in flexible ways. That legislation established a framework for creating long-term water-use efficiency standards for urban water suppliers that would govern indoor use, allowable water loss and outdoor use. Because the water board’s latest plan for implementing …

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Satellite photos show California turning green and snowy after winter storms
9 months, 1 week ago

Satellite photos show California turning green and snowy after winter storms

LA Times  

Isabella Recio, 4, walks on the trail in a field of California poppies outside the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve on April 7, 2023. In 2023, the state found itself replenished by a record number of storms fed by atmospheric rivers, which brought most places out of drought and transformed a withered landscape into a verdant one. …

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After winter storms, California can expect a late start to the wildfire season
9 months, 2 weeks ago

After winter storms, California can expect a late start to the wildfire season

LA Times  

A series of late-season winter storms has filled reservoirs, boosted snowpack and left forecasters anticipating a late start to California’s wildfire season. And while the odds are also tilting toward a milder than normal fire season overall, that outlook could change by July, said National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jonathan O’Brien. “Years when we’ve had above-average snowpack have been correlated, …

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Recent storms pushed California’s yearly rainfall, snowpack even higher — and more could be coming
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Recent storms pushed California’s yearly rainfall, snowpack even higher — and more could be coming

LA Times  

People cross the street amid wind and rain as they visit the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach on Wednesday. Downtown Los Angeles received 0.72 inches from Wednesday’s storm, bringing its total rainfall to 18.99 inches since Oct. 1 — the beginning of the water year. “We’re about 7.5 inches above average for this time of year,” said Kristan …

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Monster blizzard shatters California ‘snow drought’ with up to 10 feet of new snow
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Monster blizzard shatters California ‘snow drought’ with up to 10 feet of new snow

LA Times  

Snow piles up in a neighborhood during a storm on Sunday in Truckee, Calif. A monster blizzard that blasted California’s Sierra Nevada with gusts of up to 190 mph and dumped more than 10 feet of snow over the weekend shattered the state’s “snow drought” and significantly boosted vital snowpack levels. “We’re exactly where we want to be, realistically.” But …

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The upside of California’s epic blizzard: Snowpack and water supplies should be in good shape
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The upside of California’s epic blizzard: Snowpack and water supplies should be in good shape

LA Times  

Cold gray storm clouds swirled over Phillips Station near South Lake Tahoe on Thursday as state officials trudged through fresh powder to conduct their third snow survey of the season — just hours before a monster blizzard was set to dump up to 12 feet of snow across the Sierra Nevada. Explore the section Even without the incoming storm, the …

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Column: We never dealt with the trauma of 2020. Now it’s created an even bigger crisis
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: We never dealt with the trauma of 2020. Now it’s created an even bigger crisis

LA Times  

Nurse practitioner Charlotte Thomas, from left, respiratory therapist Sandra Sandoval and registered nurse Saul Reynoso work on stabilizing a COVID-19 patient by placing central vascular lines after the patient was intubated at the ICU at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista, on April 23, 2020. It is Monday and the car that broke down last week was apparently just a …

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