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A HERETIC I AM

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1. I'm certainly no expert on weather and climate....

Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:49 AM

Mar 2023

But it seems to me the drought California has been experiencing isn’t going to be alleviated by a single, wet winter.

I lived in Northern LA County (Palmdale) in the early 2000’s and they were talking about a severe drought way back then.

I’ll believe the drought is over when the Bark Beetle infestation is mitigated and the forests aren’t ready to burn like kindling after a mere couple months with no rain.

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Half Of California Freed From Drought Thanks To Rain, Snow [View all] babylonsister Mar 2023 OP

I'm certainly no expert on weather and climate.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2023 #1

Yup, we haven't even refilled the reservoirs, let alone the aquifers or vanquished the bark beetle. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #3

Not eliminated, but definitely alleviated Sympthsical Mar 2023 #4

Lake Trinity, one of the CA's biggest reservoirs, is still only 33% full. :( SunSeeker Mar 2023 #2

Why pick only 1? Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #5

Because Lake Trinity is where my family goes camping every year in June. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #7

Doesn't bother me, just was asking, and you answered Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #8

Maybe the snow measurements indicate central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #6

Yes, that's my only hope, the spring melt of the big snow pack we have. SunSeeker Mar 2023 #9