As 2012 begins a possible drought is looming over California and, again, the Southwest. Snow depth in the Sierra Nevada is at its lowest on record for this time of year early January and no precipitation is in sight for the next two weeks.
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“Once in decade” wind storm wrecks havoc across western U.S.
Several overturned semis on a Utah highway. Hundreds of thousands without power in California. A wind gust reaching 123-mph in Colorado.The powerful winds that tore across Western states Thursday created a path destruction that closed schools, left neighborhoods with a snarl of downed trees and power lines, and prompted some communities to declare emergencies. The [...]
Coastal fog in Muir Woods burned off by climate change
A report recently issued by the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association concludes climate change could affect the formation and presence of fog along the entire Pacific Coast, and that in turn could stunt the giant redwoods. In Muir Woods, higher temperatures have reduced by 30 percent the coastal fog that redwoods depend on for nearly [...]
Temperatures 28° above normal in San Diego, shattering records
A heat wave that was forecast to begin fading today actually grew stronger as temperatures at Lindbergh Field in San Diego soared to 100 degrees, or 28 degrees above normal. The airport hit the century mark just after 2 p.m., about the time when 18 mph winds out of the east-southeast gusted across Lindbergh. The [...]
Early spring for Lake Tahoe in 2010: satellite images
With the peaks of the Sierra Nevada on its west and the Carson Range on its east, high-altitude Lake Tahoe has a long winter. By mid-November, the ski resorts that ring the lake typically have enough snow to open for business. Spring comes gradually, with snow melting fastest in mid-May. This pair of images shows [...]
All time high for Los Angeles at 113°F
In the midst of a late-summer heat wave, downtown Los Angeles, California experienced its all-time warmest day since record keeping began in 1877. According to the National Weather Service, a temperature of 113°F (45°C) was recorded on September 27th, breaking the previous record of 112°F (44.4°C) set on June 26th, 1990. It is possible that [...]
Fog over San Francisco thins by a third due to climate change
The coastal fog along the Californian coast has declined by a third over the past 100 years – the equivalent of three hours cover a day, new research shows. And it is not just bad for scenery, the reduction in the cooling effect of the fog could damage the health of the huge Redwood Forests [...]
