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California's super bloom is the best in years, so vibrant it can be seen from space [View all]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/03/21/californias-super-bloom-is-best-years-so-vibrant-it-can-be-seen-space/?utm_term=.3d1512ea07f5
California may never have seen a super bloom like this before. Although it’s been only two years since the last one, locals say this one is even better.
In recent weeks, flowers have exploded in parts of Central and Southern California and are advancing north.
In some places, it’s been termed the “super bloom apocalypse.”
Interstates have become parking lots, mountain canyons have had to be closed, flower chasers have been found stuck in the mud by helicopters, and folks have tumbled down hillsides trying to get the perfect shot.
A super bloom is simply an outbreak of flowers that exceeds the norm. They tend to occur about once a decade on average in California, but this is the second in three years. The last one followed record precipitation in the winter of 2016-17.
Abundant rain and mountain snow are again responsible for this year’s bloom. The past winter ranked 47th-wettest on record in California. This followed a rather dry start to winter and a fall full of wildfires.
California may never have seen a super bloom like this before. Although it’s been only two years since the last one, locals say this one is even better.
In recent weeks, flowers have exploded in parts of Central and Southern California and are advancing north.
In some places, it’s been termed the “super bloom apocalypse.”
Interstates have become parking lots, mountain canyons have had to be closed, flower chasers have been found stuck in the mud by helicopters, and folks have tumbled down hillsides trying to get the perfect shot.
A super bloom is simply an outbreak of flowers that exceeds the norm. They tend to occur about once a decade on average in California, but this is the second in three years. The last one followed record precipitation in the winter of 2016-17.
Abundant rain and mountain snow are again responsible for this year’s bloom. The past winter ranked 47th-wettest on record in California. This followed a rather dry start to winter and a fall full of wildfires.
Great photos at the link
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