A warmer ocean will likely lead to more precipitation from California to the Four Corners. It could be the West's best shot at replenishing their reservoirs.
Last weekend’s winter storm may have covered much of the country in a glut of snow and ice, but the season has not delivered out West, where several states face a snowpack drought. In Colorado, the ...
How bad was the snowpack last winter? Bogus Basin received only about two feet of natural snowfall by New Year's Eve, boosted artificial snow production 120% over the prior season, couldn't open all ...
The Colorado snowpack is down to the 5th percentile, meaning it is lower than 95% of historical levels for this time of year. The statewide average sits at a mere 58%. This is timely because the ...
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The University of Maine at Farmington has recently been announced as a collaborator in “Snow STORE” (Science and Technology ...
California's snowpack could be the second-lowest on record after a hot March, state water officials said on Wednesday. The California Department of Water Resources conducted a snow survey on Wednesday ...
You may not have noticed, but that endless snowpack has developed a slow leak—in this case, historically slow. Its endurance continues to climb the charts among the snowpacks of yesteryear—and in at ...
Despite recent rain and snow in Northern California, state water officials say the Sierra snowpack remains near historic lows, raising concerns about water availability during the hot summer months.
At 9,500 feet on an early spring day, Jennifer Kay would usually expect to find thick snow blanketing the CU Boulder’s Mountain Research Station at Niwot Ridge, an alpine monitoring and research site ...
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El Niño increases chances of winter storms and floods

California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern that raises the likelihood of intense precipitation and flooding in the coming months.