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Climate change made this year’s snow drought in the Western U.S. four times more likely, new Colorado School of Mines study finds
In the Upper Colorado River Basin, snow drought was found to be approximately 14 times more likely.
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Climate change made this year’s snow drought in the Western U.S. four times more likely, new Colorado School of Mines study finds
In the Upper Colorado River Basin, snow drought was found to be approximately 14 times more likely.
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Snow Droughts Cast Shadow on Global Food Supply
Snow droughts are reducing water for farming. This means less food and higher prices for everyone. Learn how it affects you.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/
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Snow Droughts Cast Shadow on Global Food Supply
Snow droughts are reducing water for farming. This means less food and higher prices for everyone. Learn how it affects you.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/
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Snow Droughts Cast Shadow on Global Food Supply
Snow droughts are reducing water for farming. This means less food and higher prices for everyone. Learn how it affects you.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/
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Snow Droughts Cast Shadow on Global Food Supply
Snow droughts are reducing water for farming. This means less food and higher prices for everyone. Learn how it affects you.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/
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Less snow means less water for crops. This year's snow drought could mean food prices rise by 10% compared to last year.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/ -
Less snow means less water for crops. This year's snow drought could mean food prices rise by 10% compared to last year.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/ -
Less snow means less water for crops. This year's snow drought could mean food prices rise by 10% compared to last year.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/ -
Less snow means less water for crops. This year's snow drought could mean food prices rise by 10% compared to last year.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/ -
Wonderful to walk out of work and see this, even late in the season - with the winter snow drought we had this 25/26, not enough of course...
(not sticking on the ground, with the temps, now and the last couple of weeks, for those of you not in regular snow country...)
#Denver #colorado #snow #snowdrought #drought #water #precipitation -
Wonderful to walk out of work and see this, even late in the season - with the winter snow drought we had this 25/26, not enough of course...
(not sticking on the ground, with the temps, now and the last couple of weeks, for those of you not in regular snow country...)
#Denver #colorado #snow #snowdrought #drought #water #precipitation -
The 2026 western U.S. snowpack is even worse than you think.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-tappa-8a2a06a3_the-2026-western-us-snowpack-is-even-worse-share-7446194071208947712-I7HO
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#snowpack #water #waterresources #drought #USWest #WaterManagement #NRCS #snotel #snow #snowdrought #2026 -
The 2026 western U.S. snowpack is even worse than you think.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-tappa-8a2a06a3_the-2026-western-us-snowpack-is-even-worse-share-7446194071208947712-I7HO
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#snowpack #water #waterresources #drought #USWest #WaterManagement #NRCS #snotel #snow #snowdrought #2026 -
The 2026 western U.S. snowpack is even worse than you think.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-tappa-8a2a06a3_the-2026-western-us-snowpack-is-even-worse-share-7446194071208947712-I7HO
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#snowpack #water #waterresources #drought #USWest #WaterManagement #NRCS #snotel #snow #snowdrought #2026 -
The 2026 western U.S. snowpack is even worse than you think.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-tappa-8a2a06a3_the-2026-western-us-snowpack-is-even-worse-share-7446194071208947712-I7HO
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#snowpack #water #waterresources #drought #USWest #WaterManagement #NRCS #snotel #snow #snowdrought #2026 -
The 2026 western U.S. snowpack is even worse than you think.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-tappa-8a2a06a3_the-2026-western-us-snowpack-is-even-worse-share-7446194071208947712-I7HO
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#snowpack #water #waterresources #drought #USWest #WaterManagement #NRCS #snotel #snow #snowdrought #2026 -
Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western U.S. water by speeding flows, study finds
As future shifts in climate lead to more rain and less snow in the western United States, new research finds that water will move faster through a landscape, likely leading to negative impacts on summer water levels and water quality.
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Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western U.S. water by speeding flows, study finds
As future shifts in climate lead to more rain and less snow in the western United States, new research finds that water will move faster through a landscape, likely leading to negative impacts on summer water levels and water quality.
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Hydropower generation expected to recover despite snow drought in the West
U.S. hydropower generation is expected to increase by 5% in 2026 but remain 1.8% below the 10-year average following snow drought conditions in some states.
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Hydropower generation expected to recover despite snow drought in the West
U.S. hydropower generation is expected to increase by 5% in 2026 but remain 1.8% below the 10-year average following snow drought conditions in some states.
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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This Year's Snow Drought is Etching Itself Into Utah Forest History
Without a winter snowpack to convert into spring runoff, trees will shift into very low gear, growing little and leaving narrow bands in their tree-ring records. In really bad years there is no growth, and no ring, at all.
#tree #drought #Utah #SnowDrought
https://www.usu.edu/today/story/this-years-snow-drought-is-etching-itself-into-utah-forest-history
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This Year's Snow Drought is Etching Itself Into Utah Forest History
Without a winter snowpack to convert into spring runoff, trees will shift into very low gear, growing little and leaving narrow bands in their tree-ring records. In really bad years there is no growth, and no ring, at all.
#tree #drought #Utah #SnowDrought
https://www.usu.edu/today/story/this-years-snow-drought-is-etching-itself-into-utah-forest-history
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In the West, snow drought is pushing cross-country ski areas closer to a breaking point
Dirt is a common and unwanted sight at ski areas across the region this year. Due to high temperatures and low precipitation, snow coverage across the Western U.S. likely peaked in February at around 38% of average, according to a recent analysis by the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. The percentage marks a record low since satellites started measuring snow coverage 26 years ago.
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In the West, snow drought is pushing cross-country ski areas closer to a breaking point
Dirt is a common and unwanted sight at ski areas across the region this year. Due to high temperatures and low precipitation, snow coverage across the Western U.S. likely peaked in February at around 38% of average, according to a recent analysis by the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. The percentage marks a record low since satellites started measuring snow coverage 26 years ago.
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Too much snow or hoping for more? Two different winters hit the US
So far this season, millions in the Northeast have endured rounds of frigid temperatures and mounds of snow. But a different winter has played out across much of the West. High temperatures and a lack of snow have been feeding a drought there, impacting ski resorts and fueling water shortage concerns.
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Too much snow or hoping for more? Two different winters hit the US
So far this season, millions in the Northeast have endured rounds of frigid temperatures and mounds of snow. But a different winter has played out across much of the West. High temperatures and a lack of snow have been feeding a drought there, impacting ski resorts and fueling water shortage concerns.
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Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
Modeling released late last week showed the river system on track to deliver a scant 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, one of the river system’s largest reservoirs. That’s 36% of the median of 6.4 million acre-feet recorded between 1991 and 2020. If the forecast comes true, it would be the fifth-lowest inflow to Lake Powell since the reservoir’s establishment in 1963, according to the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center.
#ColoradoRiver #drought #SnowDrought #water
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/09/colorado-river-drought-forecast-lake-powell/
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Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
Modeling released late last week showed the river system on track to deliver a scant 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, one of the river system’s largest reservoirs. That’s 36% of the median of 6.4 million acre-feet recorded between 1991 and 2020. If the forecast comes true, it would be the fifth-lowest inflow to Lake Powell since the reservoir’s establishment in 1963, according to the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center.
#ColoradoRiver #drought #SnowDrought #water
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/09/colorado-river-drought-forecast-lake-powell/
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Colorado's snowpack woes continue despite recent storms
The West was still on track to see a record low snowpack season in the Rockies. Colorado snowpack was hovering at about 62% of normal entering March after a warm, dry winter.
Denver Water said that as of March 2, the Colorado River snowpack ranked the second worst since tracking started decades ago.
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Colorado's snowpack woes continue despite recent storms
The West was still on track to see a record low snowpack season in the Rockies. Colorado snowpack was hovering at about 62% of normal entering March after a warm, dry winter.
Denver Water said that as of March 2, the Colorado River snowpack ranked the second worst since tracking started decades ago.
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In the short term, this year's historic snow drought in the West is already hurting communities and economies that depend on winter recreation. But in the long run, it could hit our farms, forests, fish and power supply even harder.
My latest for Sierra Magazine:
#ClimateCrisis #SnowDrought #winterhttps://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/western-snow-drought-threatens-ski-season-and-much-more
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In the short term, this year's historic snow drought in the West is already hurting communities and economies that depend on winter recreation. But in the long run, it could hit our farms, forests, fish and power supply even harder.
My latest for Sierra Magazine:
#ClimateCrisis #SnowDrought #winterhttps://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/western-snow-drought-threatens-ski-season-and-much-more
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Concordia University: snow droughts in western and southern Canada could affect nearly all Canadians
“This is a creeping drought, a drought that can be very difficult to detect until you are in the middle of a crisis”
#Canada #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #ExtremeWeather #Drought #SnowDrought
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Concordia University: snow droughts in western and southern Canada could affect nearly all Canadians
“This is a creeping drought, a drought that can be very difficult to detect until you are in the middle of a crisis”
#Canada #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #ExtremeWeather #Drought #SnowDrought
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Colorado Farmer May Be Forced to Idle 75% of Acres Due to Record-Low Snowpack
After a dry, unusually warm January, key Western river basins are in severe snow drought. With irrigation allocations at 0%, one Colorado producer warns tough planting decisions could reshape this year’s crop mix.
#Colorado #ColoradoRiver #drought #SnowDrought
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/colorado-farmer-may-be-forced-idle-75-acres-due-record-low-snowpack
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Colorado Farmer May Be Forced to Idle 75% of Acres Due to Record-Low Snowpack
After a dry, unusually warm January, key Western river basins are in severe snow drought. With irrigation allocations at 0%, one Colorado producer warns tough planting decisions could reshape this year’s crop mix.
#Colorado #ColoradoRiver #drought #SnowDrought
https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/colorado-farmer-may-be-forced-idle-75-acres-due-record-low-snowpack
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Great Salt Lake may hit historic lows this year, despite long-awaited snowfall
The current snowpack is still hovering near minimum levels, according to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The agency’s Feb. 1 report — which revealed record low snowpack — gives Utah just a 10% chance to reach normal snowpack levels this year.
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Great Salt Lake may hit historic lows this year, despite long-awaited snowfall
The current snowpack is still hovering near minimum levels, according to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The agency’s Feb. 1 report — which revealed record low snowpack — gives Utah just a 10% chance to reach normal snowpack levels this year.
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Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation.
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Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation.
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Dry pattern in the West to continue while winter storm drops more than a foot of snow across Maine #maine #snow #skiing #snowdrought #cartoon #gregkearney #kearney
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Oregon’s Snow Drought Leads to Indefinite Closures
With unseasonably warm temperatures and rain eroding an already fragile snowpack, resort operators at Hoodoo Ski Area, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Mt. Ashland, and Willamette Pass have been forced to adjust operations or hit "pause" on their seasons.
#Oregon #SnowDrought #drought #ski #snowpack
https://www.saminfo.com/news/sam-headline-news/oregons-snow-drought-leads-to-indefinite-closures
