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CaliforniaPeggy

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2. This is really scary.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 07:57 PM

Jan 2012

The majority of California's water comes from the Sierras and to have it be this dry now, is just not good news at all.

We do get some from the Colorado River, but less and less...

There is still a chance to recover, IF we have a series of very big storms that bring heavy wet snow.

*Fingers crossed*

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Sierra Nevada snow survey finds 0.14", lowest ever recorded [View all] Newsjock Jan 2012 OP

I cannot believe the snow situation up in the Sierras -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #1

ya...sad FirstLight Jan 2012 #8

Last year was crazy snow wise -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #9

This is really scary. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #2

Floods are scary too. hunter Jan 2012 #4

If you live on a flood plain, and many people do, then that is scary too... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #6

Here's what's insane. Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #3

Back in the day, there was plenty of water. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #5

Broad brush? Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #7

Drought spread far and wide across North America in 2011. It looks like... SpiralHawk Jan 2012 #10

Though the sierras did fine last year (winter 2010/11) bhikkhu Jan 2012 #12

� snow on the ground here about 40 miles south of Chicago today NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #11