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  1. But keep building those #Datacenters!

    #StateOfEmergency declared for #Utah drought after 'no-pack' winter

    After a winter with record low #snowpack, and continued dry weather since, the governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency because of the #drought.

    By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist
    Published May 22, 2026

    "The governor of Utah declared a state of emergency Thursday as worsening drought threatens a broader water crisis affecting public safety, agriculture, power generation, ecosystems and daily life.

    accuweather.com/en/weather-new

    #ClimateEmergency #USPol #DatacentersSuck #WaterIsLife #UtahWx

  2. But keep building those #Datacenters!

    #StateOfEmergency declared for #Utah drought after 'no-pack' winter

    After a winter with record low #snowpack, and continued dry weather since, the governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency because of the #drought.

    By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist
    Published May 22, 2026

    "The governor of Utah declared a state of emergency Thursday as worsening drought threatens a broader water crisis affecting public safety, agriculture, power generation, ecosystems and daily life.

    accuweather.com/en/weather-new

    #ClimateEmergency #USPol #DatacentersSuck #WaterIsLife #UtahWx

  3. But keep building those #Datacenters!

    #StateOfEmergency declared for #Utah drought after 'no-pack' winter

    After a winter with record low #snowpack, and continued dry weather since, the governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency because of the #drought.

    By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist
    Published May 22, 2026

    "The governor of Utah declared a state of emergency Thursday as worsening drought threatens a broader water crisis affecting public safety, agriculture, power generation, ecosystems and daily life.

    accuweather.com/en/weather-new

    #ClimateEmergency #USPol #DatacentersSuck #WaterIsLife #UtahWx

  4. But keep building those #Datacenters!

    #StateOfEmergency declared for #Utah drought after 'no-pack' winter

    After a winter with record low #snowpack, and continued dry weather since, the governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency because of the #drought.

    By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist
    Published May 22, 2026

    "The governor of Utah declared a state of emergency Thursday as worsening drought threatens a broader water crisis affecting public safety, agriculture, power generation, ecosystems and daily life.

    accuweather.com/en/weather-new

    #ClimateEmergency #USPol #DatacentersSuck #WaterIsLife #UtahWx

  5. But keep building those #Datacenters!

    #StateOfEmergency declared for #Utah drought after 'no-pack' winter

    After a winter with record low #snowpack, and continued dry weather since, the governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency because of the #drought.

    By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist
    Published May 22, 2026

    "The governor of Utah declared a state of emergency Thursday as worsening drought threatens a broader water crisis affecting public safety, agriculture, power generation, ecosystems and daily life.

    accuweather.com/en/weather-new

    #ClimateEmergency #USPol #DatacentersSuck #WaterIsLife #UtahWx

  6. ‘On A Whole Other Level’ - Rapid Snow Melt-Off In American West Stuns Scientists
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    Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory
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    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a <-- shared media/technical article
    --
    nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive <-- shared National Significant Wildland Fire Potential @ 04/01/26 (for the next four months)
    --
    [ extreme lack of snowfall already in the ‘25/’26 US West winter to begin with, and now this… ☹ ]
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #weather #metrology #climatechange #extremeweather #snowpack #USWest #USA #winter #heat #melting #snowmelt #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #agriculture #wildfire #risk #hazard #firerisk #watersupply #watershed #management #planning #Colorado #Utah #California #earthobservation
    @the Guardian | @nasa | @California Department of Water Resources

  7. ‘On A Whole Other Level’ - Rapid Snow Melt-Off In American West Stuns Scientists
    --
    Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory
    --
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a <-- shared media/technical article
    --
    nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive <-- shared National Significant Wildland Fire Potential @ 04/01/26 (for the next four months)
    --
    [ extreme lack of snowfall already in the ‘25/’26 US West winter to begin with, and now this… ☹ ]
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #weather #metrology #climatechange #extremeweather #snowpack #USWest #USA #winter #heat #melting #snowmelt #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #agriculture #wildfire #risk #hazard #firerisk #watersupply #watershed #management #planning #Colorado #Utah #California #earthobservation
    @the Guardian | @nasa | @California Department of Water Resources

  8. ‘On A Whole Other Level’ - Rapid Snow Melt-Off In American West Stuns Scientists
    --
    Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory
    --
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a <-- shared media/technical article
    --
    nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive <-- shared National Significant Wildland Fire Potential @ 04/01/26 (for the next four months)
    --
    [ extreme lack of snowfall already in the ‘25/’26 US West winter to begin with, and now this… ☹ ]
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #weather #metrology #climatechange #extremeweather #snowpack #USWest #USA #winter #heat #melting #snowmelt #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #agriculture #wildfire #risk #hazard #firerisk #watersupply #watershed #management #planning #Colorado #Utah #California #earthobservation
    @the Guardian | @nasa | @California Department of Water Resources

  9. ‘On A Whole Other Level’ - Rapid Snow Melt-Off In American West Stuns Scientists
    --
    Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory
    --
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a <-- shared media/technical article
    --
    nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive <-- shared National Significant Wildland Fire Potential @ 04/01/26 (for the next four months)
    --
    [ extreme lack of snowfall already in the ‘25/’26 US West winter to begin with, and now this… ☹ ]

    @the Guardian | @nasa | @California Department of Water Resources

  10. ‘On A Whole Other Level’ - Rapid Snow Melt-Off In American West Stuns Scientists
    --
    Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory
    --
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a <-- shared media/technical article
    --
    nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive <-- shared National Significant Wildland Fire Potential @ 04/01/26 (for the next four months)
    --
    [ extreme lack of snowfall already in the ‘25/’26 US West winter to begin with, and now this… ☹ ]
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #weather #metrology #climatechange #extremeweather #snowpack #USWest #USA #winter #heat #melting #snowmelt #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #agriculture #wildfire #risk #hazard #firerisk #watersupply #watershed #management #planning #Colorado #Utah #California #earthobservation
    @the Guardian | @nasa | @California Department of Water Resources

  11. ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in #America's west stuns scientists
    Experts say brutal March heat has left critical #snowpack at record-low levels
    Great Basin had only 16% of average and lower Colorado region, which includes Arizona and Nevada, was at 10%. Rio Grande, which covers parts of New Mexico, Texas and Colorado, was at 8%. "This year has the potential of being way worse than any of the years we have analogues for in the past"
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a
    #climate #climatechange

  12. ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

    Snow surveys taking place across the West this week are offering a grim prognosis, after a historically warm winter and searing March heat left the critical snowpack at record-low levels.

    #snow #snowpack #water

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

  13. #US West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster
    Experts say, a worrisome combination of low #snowpack and a devastating #heatwave could create a summer ripe for #climate disasters. Such conditions heighten the risk of #drough and #wildfires.
    grist.org/climate/the-wests-un

  14. Fascinating about lack of snowpack going into warm season! 18% of average. #Snowpack

    “‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists” theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

  15. #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.' "

    Read more:
    nbcnews.com/science/environmen

    #USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  16. #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.' "

    Read more:
    nbcnews.com/science/environmen

    #USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  17. #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.' "

    Read more:
    nbcnews.com/science/environmen

    #USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  18. #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.' "

    Read more:
    nbcnews.com/science/environmen

    #USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  19. #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.' "

    Read more:
    nbcnews.com/science/environmen

    #USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  20. After the West’s historic snow drought, spring could bring water shortages and wildfires

    At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #California #ClimateChange #Colorado #drought #environment #Science #severeweather #snowpack #UK #UnitedKingdom #Utah #wildfire
    newsbeep.com/uk/489526/

  21. California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack Declines Rapidly Due to Early Spring Heat Wave

    📰 Original title: Satellite photos show California's sudden snowpack meltdown: Now you see it, now you don't

    🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
    👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/californias-si

    #climatechange #california #snowpack #heatwave

  22. California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack Declines Rapidly Due to Early Spring Heat Wave

    📰 Original title: Satellite photos show California's sudden snowpack meltdown: Now you see it, now you don't

    🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
    👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/californias-si

    #climatechange #california #snowpack #heatwave

  23. Western U.S. Faces Water Shortages and Increased Wildfires Due to Low Snowpack

    📰 Original title: Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/western-u-s-fa

    #climatechange #snowpack #wildfires #coloradoriver

  24. Amid drought, Colorado River standoff flares

    Some Colorado River Basin states appear to be bracing for litigation as the deadline for a plan all seven states can agree to looms – with no agreement reached.

    Meanwhile, the snowpack situation across its various tributaries paints a bleak picture for the coming summer.

    #ColoradoRiver #water #snowpack

    wyomingnews.com/news/local_new

  25. 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

    saminfo.com/news/sam-headline-

  26. A warm winter has shrunk the snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada

    An extraordinarily warm and mostly sunny January has left the snowpack across California’s Sierra Nevada far smaller than…
    #Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #april #average #California #climatechange #coloradoriver #danielswain #drought #globalwarming #majorreservoir #secondsnowsurvey #snow #snowpack #state #time #warmwinter #water #year
    europesays.com/2743773/