DoomsDave 10,049 Report post Posted April 14, 2021 According to the map via the link, LA and Ventura counties are in in a "Severe Drought" while OC is "only" "Moderate" at this point. State Drought Monitor | United States Drought Monitor (unl.edu) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinzyjr 5,489 Report post Posted April 14, 2021 Hope you all get some liquid sunshine. You could sure use it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdBonsai 125 Report post Posted April 15, 2021 I think this might be a rough year for the west in general. Last rain here was 20 days ago, with only a 20% chance in the extended forecast. So much for April showers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 10,049 Report post Posted April 15, 2021 As long as it’s not too bad we won’t have water restrictions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 7,781 Report post Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 5:56 PM, DoomsDave said: As long as it’s not too bad we won’t have water restrictions Maybe not for the moment.. but guaranteed, they're coming ..soon. Especially if this year's Monsoon is another complete bust, and next winter across the region is dry.. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-future-of-western-water-restrictions-is-here/ar-BB1fP8La?ocid=uxbndlbingoff&li=BBnbfcL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 7,781 Report post Posted April 27, 2021 Another great read related to another aspect that will greatly impact the current, and future droughts in CA. and the West: https://www.ppic.org/blog/droughts-arent-just-about-water-anymore/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chester B 2,948 Report post Posted April 30, 2021 Much of Oregon is already in drought. My area is spared at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 7,781 Report post Posted May 1, 2021 And the beat goes on.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabal_Louisiana 137 Report post Posted May 6, 2021 After reading this topic, I decided to see how precipitation might be trending in SoCal. I only used LAX as a control site so that might be insufficient. For 1981-2010 mean annual precip at that location was 12.82 inches. The new NOAA climate normals for LA Intl 1991-2020 is at 12.23 inches. For 2001-2020 it was 10.70 inches. I did a quick regression analysis on the annual precip for LAX for this period. After a slight dip a few years back (in response to the very dry years 2012-2015) the mean has since leveled off to match the 20 year average.i For LA, It would take an average of 14.6 inches of rain a year during this decade in order for the next 30 year standard normal (2001-2030) to have an annual mean of at least 12 inches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 7,781 Report post Posted May 27, 2021 ...And getting worse.. 3 very sobering stories ( 2nd story is below the story discussing Hoover and Lake Mead ) greatly linked together regarding water levels in the two largest sources of water in the Southwest, the increasing effects of groundwater pumping, and a spectacular Oasis in the southern part of the state which may dry up under the current state of affairs.. Both climate and human related. https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2021/05/27/hoover-dam-drought-water-levels-lake-mead/5134031001/ https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/12/05/water-pumping-threatens-arizona-riparian-area-san-pedro-river/3937598002/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chester B 2,948 Report post Posted May 27, 2021 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/worst-day-water-crisis-deepens-california-oregon-line-n1267479 Right up along the CA/OR border things are very bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 7,781 Report post Posted July 15, 2021 As if the fire and water situ. across the west wasn't already bad enough, the days of enjoying Salmon may be numbered.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites