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Combined with record setting snow pack in the mountains, this will lead to some massive flooding.
by consumer451 4y ago
Combined with record setting snow pack in the mountains, this will lead to some massive flooding.
- gnabgib 4y agoNot sure where you are (Oregon? California?) but BC[0] and north NW US[1] are low.. 88%-95% of normal. Alberta is even worse, although it's hard to find numbers ([1] shows 60-70% for southern parts). That's partly because of the early heat that's already reduced the pack. Drought this year, not floods [0]: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/river-forecast/2023_may1.pdf https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water... [1]: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/snow-drought-current-conditions-and-impacts-west-2023-05-11 https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/snow-drought-...
- consumer451 4y agoI was thinking of Utah when I wrote that. https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/2022-23-statewide-snowpack-expected-to-break-40-year-old-record-friday/ https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/2022-23-statewide-snow...