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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/02/2022 07:35 AM
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Statewide Snowpack Falls Well Below Average Following Consecutive Dry Months
Sacramento, CA...The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following a January and February that will enter records as the driest documented in state history, the manual survey recorded 35 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 16 inches, which is 68 percent of average for this location for March. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack and is a key component of DWR’s water supply forecast. Statewide, the snowpack is 63 percent of average for this date.
“With only one month left in California’s wet season and no major storms in the forecast, Californians should plan for a third year of drought conditions,” said DWR Director Karla Nemeth. “A significantly below-average snowpack combined with already low reservoir levels make it critical that all Californians step up and conserve water every day to help the state meet the challenges of severe drought.”
Although early season storms helped alleviate some drought impacts, a lack of storms in January and February heightens the need for conservation. The Governor has asked all Californians to cut back water use at least 15 percent compared to 2020 levels. Regionally, the Northern, Central, and Southern Sierra snowpacks are all standing just above 59 percent to 66 percent of average for this date, impacting watersheds across the state.
DWR has increased its efforts to improve climate and runoff forecasting by strengthening its collaborations with partner agencies investing in proven technologies to improve data collection and hydrologic modeling. This includes efforts at the Central Sierra Snow Lab where DWR and its partners regularly test new equipment and sensors to maximize performance when measuring the state’s snowpack. Forecast improvements and monitoring enhancements increase the reliability of data used to inform water managers about flood risks, allowing opportunities to create more storage in reservoirs ahead of big storms while also ensuring water supply reliability in periods of dry or drought conditions.
“As the world continues to warm, precipitation is pushing toward extremes. Even when we see large storms producing a lot of snow early in the season, all it takes is a few dry weeks to put us below average,” said Jeremy Hill, Manager of DWR’s Hydrology and Flood Operations Branch. “This new pattern challenges forecasting efforts that have relied on historical patterns, so DWR has led the charge to adopt new technologies and utilize the best available science to manage water in real time and use forecasts that give us time to make decisions to get the most benefits and minimize the hazards.”
Current water conditions are now available in real time at California Water Watch, a new website launched by DWR. This website will help Californians see their local hydrological conditions, forecasts, and water conditions down to their address or their local watershed. The site presents data from a variety of sources and allows the public to obtain a quick snapshot of local and statewide water conditions.
“With below average precipitation and snowpack up until this point, our latest statewide snowmelt forecasts are only 66 percent of average,” said Sean de Guzman, Manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit. “That is not enough to fill up our reservoirs. Without any significant storms on the horizon, it’s safe to say we’ll end this year dry and extend this drought a third year.”
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Biden buys 672,000 BARRELS OF OIL A DAY STILL AS PUTIN INVADES...672,000 BPD
Posted on: 2022-03-02 12:10:23
By: Anonymous
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Hi my name is Joseph Biden and I'm ...wait I thought I was the President 😱 OMG I am I am the president and I order all of Putin's allied not...no...no
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Posted on: 2022-03-02 12:13:49
By: Anonymous
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Tough talker Biden is, sanctions against Russia BUT I didn't hear Biden talking about the oil he buys STILL from Russia. 672,000 BARRELS OF OIL A DAY...EVERY...SINGLE...DAY...BIDEN...BUYS...SO...PUTIN...KILLS... UKRAINIANS....GREAT JOB DEMS
President Joe Biden was "pretty disingenuous" during his State of the Union address when he touted bringing jobs back to the United States and buying American, and people saw "right through" it, Rep. Drew Ferguson told Newsmax TV Wednesday.
"You know he's buying test kits from China, he's is buying mass from China," said the Georgia Republican on Newsmax's "Wake Up America."
"The things that are driving costs up here are the direct result of Joe Biden's policies, prices, and labor cost distribution calls. Everything falls at his feet. He took no responsibility for it and he doubled down on the bad policies that are making life hard on American families."
Ferguson said that one of Biden's statements, when he said it is time to secure the border, got applause from both sides of the aisle, but still, Americans also know he's being disingenuous on that front as well because his actions "don't line up with his words."
Human traffickers are bringing people across the open border, the congressman continued, and then the government is "putting them on buses and bringing them to a community near you."
Also, Biden "had the audacity" to talk about funding the police, when he ran on a campaign of defunding police departments, and "Americans see through the hypocrisy," said Ferguson.
The congressman said he attended the speech in person, as he thought it was important he appeared but questioned why people had to be socially distanced.
"[This is] protocol set by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and it's just one more thing that we think is full of hypocrisy," said Ferguson. "It's one more thing that we don't agree with. It's all for show. It's all for control. It makes absolutely no sense and it is just another example of the clown show that is to show that the Democrats are in control."
Biden also did not say the United States would reopen the Keystone XL pipeline and stop buying Russian oil, despite speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine, and Ferguson said that's because the president doesn't want the United States to be energy independent.
"I don't believe that he sees the pathway forward," said Ferguson.
"I believe that he's going to continue to lean heavily into, you know, into the Green New Deal. It's bad for America. We can solve the energy problems in America right now, but a big component of that is producing energy right here in America, clean American natural gas, clean American oil, and making sure that we don't supply our enemies with the cash from America to fund a war like like we've been seeing in Ukraine
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