Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2023 https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/us/atmospheric-river-winter-california-drought-climate/index.html Dec. 26th thru Mar. 21st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 24, 2023 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2023 “Since October 1, the start of the water year”. There’s a water calendar??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted March 24, 2023 I don't know. I'm pissed of the copy and paste failed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2023 Just what California needs - a reason for folks to move back. They had perfected the whole "no water to survive" mentality after the "earthquakes will kill you" strategy started to fade. I bet @ChrisL is wondering if there can be a better one deployed ASAP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 24, 2023 Share #5 Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Fret Buzz said: Just what California needs - a reason for folks to move back. They had perfected the whole "no water to survive" mentality after the "earthquakes will kill you" strategy started to fade. I bet @ChrisL is wondering if there can be a better one deployed ASAP? The crime wave. Stay away, as roaming bands of criminals will get you! This has been a crazy winter though. 2-3 days of steady rain weekly for the past few months is not the norm by any means. We have rain forecasted again for the middle of next week. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #6 Posted March 24, 2023 California should build a lot more reservoirs for years such as this. It would help during the more numerous dry years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 24, 2023 Share #7 Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, JerrySTL said: California should build a lot more reservoirs for years such as this. It would help during the more numerous dry years. Sounds reasonable right? Except this was one of those winters that comes along every 30 - 50 years. I haven’t checked the data recently but I read somewhere this was the second wettest winter in recorded history. I think if we built more reservoirs they’d just be dry holes 90% of the time… The water has to come from somewhere and it’s usually the Colorado River or the CA Aquaduct which are already hard pressed to supply enough water to meet demands most of the time. Under normal conditions there just isn’t enough rain & snowpack to fill existing reservoirs let alone new ones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 24, 2023 Share #8 Posted March 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Fret Buzz said: f there can be a better one deployed ASAP? Feckin mudslides… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 24, 2023 Share #9 Posted March 24, 2023 31 minutes ago, ChrisL said: the Colorado River Is drying up… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #10 Posted March 24, 2023 I read an article today that they are detecting amounts of DDT on the ocean floor from barrels of the stuff that were dumped off of barges over 50 years ago. Yay humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #11 Posted March 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said: I read an article today that they are detecting amounts of DDT on the ocean floor from barrels of the stuff that were dumped off of barges over 50 years ago. Yay humans! You say that like its a bad thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #12 Posted March 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: “Since October 1, the start of the water year”. There’s a water calendar??? Yes, Earth, Water Air and Fire each keep their own calendars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted March 24, 2023 Share #13 Posted March 24, 2023 Awesome. Now do Arizona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #14 Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, JerrySTL said: California should build a lot more reservoirs for years such as this. It would help during the more numerous dry years. I read a couple articles about trying to capture this water & divert them directly to the aquifers. IDK the exact procedure but it sounds reasonable & cheaper than dams. Fish kills with dams is a thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted March 24, 2023 Share #15 Posted March 24, 2023 Whoever made these - it shows that you give can some people crayons, and they just can't color inside the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 24, 2023 Share #16 Posted March 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, Scrapr said: Fish kills with dams is a thing And I read an essay published in the NYT this week about the problem of massive amounts of silt built up beneath Glen Canyon Dam. It will compromise the power turbines in the near future. It was a good “sentry function” piece of journalism, alerting us to the problem while there’s time to address a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, MoseySusan said: Is drying up… Yeah it is. And Glacier National Park will be oddly named also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #18 Posted March 24, 2023 4 hours ago, ChrisL said: The crime wave. Stay away, as roaming bands of criminals will get you! This has been a crazy winter though. 2-3 days of steady rain weekly for the past few months is not the norm by any means. We have rain forecasted again for the middle of next week. They should copy Baltimore and forbid the police to approach anyone "just because they look suspicious!" The murder rate went from the 100's to the 300's - though most are druggies shooting each other - and many excellent minority-owned restaurants have gone out of business because fewer people want to be on Baltimore's streets at night away from downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 24, 2023 Share #19 Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, 12string said: Now do Arizona Amanda is on it. Debbie never made it to the Texas state line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #20 Posted March 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, MickinMD said: They should copy Baltimore and forbid the police to approach anyone "just because they look suspicious!" The murder rate went from the 100's to the 300's - though most are druggies shooting each other - and many excellent minority-owned restaurants have gone out of business because fewer people want to be on Baltimore's streets at night away from downtown. It’s like that everywhere. Sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #21 Posted March 24, 2023 Just now, Dottleshead said: It’s like that everywhere. Sadly. @Randomguy hasn't left his apartment since the pandemic began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #22 Posted March 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Amanda is on it. Debbie never made it to the Texas state line. What happened to Annie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #23 Posted March 24, 2023 This isn't going to fix CA long term but I gotsta think the next year couple of years there's going to be some relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 24, 2023 Share #24 Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Dottleshead said: What happened to Annie? Cold feet after Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 24, 2023 Share #25 Posted March 24, 2023 56 minutes ago, Dottleshead said: This isn't going to fix CA long term but I gotsta think the next year couple of years there's going to be some relief. Absolutely. It will stave off drought for a few years. What chaps my hide is they lift water restrictions when we have water. Great, now we’ll be back in drought in 3 years instead of 5. Water restrictions should just be the norm… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #26 Posted March 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Absolutely. It will stave off drought for a few years. What chaps my hide is they lift water restrictions when we have water. Great, now we’ll be back in drought in 3 years instead of 5. Water restrictions should just be the norm… Hey - that fancy Mazda ain't gonna wash itself - every weekend - now will it??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #27 Posted March 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Absolutely. It will stave off drought for a few years. Not sure if you are close to any of the "Shroom Blooms" from the rains boosting the mushrooms in CA: https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-essential-guide-to-californias-super-shroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 24, 2023 Share #28 Posted March 24, 2023 Just now, Fret Buzz said: Hey - that fancy Mazda ain't gonna wash itself - every weekend - now will it??? My fancy Mazda has been a mess for months. No sense washing it with all of the rain. Cool fancy car tidbit. I don’t have to turn on/off my windshield wipers as they have rain sensors. They work great too as just at that point you want to reach for the column they kick on. Just at that point you want to turn them off they do so on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 24, 2023 Share #29 Posted March 24, 2023 Just now, Fret Buzz said: Not sure if you are close to any of the "Shroom Blooms" from the rains boosting the mushrooms in CA: https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-essential-guide-to-californias-super-shroom Within the first paragraph it says forest so that would lead me to believe NorCal. As you know it’s not very forested down my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #30 Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, ChrisL said: Within the first paragraph it says forest so that would lead me to believe NorCal. As you know it’s not very forested down my way. Forgive him. All he knows is trucks and camping and the backwoods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #31 Posted March 24, 2023 I just watched a news cast that said the Sierras have 56 1/2 feet of snow bank. Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 24, 2023 Share #32 Posted March 24, 2023 24 minutes ago, Dottleshead said: I just watched a news cast that said the Sierras have 56 1/2 feet of snow bank. Wow. Holy snowpack! Even the remarkable storms that trapped the Donner party only hit 20 feet in places. https://tahoetopia.com/news/rare-weather-trapped-donner-party-1846 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share #33 Posted March 25, 2023 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-24/snowpack-in-southern-sierra-at-all-time-record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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