WA’s sunny days spell trouble for snowpack
One water manager described the situation — below-normal snowpack coupled with a statewide drought emergency — as "ominous." ...
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
Atmospheric river hitting West with rain, snow; yet another storm on the way
Heavy precipitation is falling mostly in mountain areas. A flood watch in also in effect for the coast of central California, ...
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Flatlining salmon and steelhead numbers in the Columbia Basin are a success and a cautionary tale
Jeremy FiveCrows, communications director for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC), said 15 to 20 million adult salmon and steelhead returned to the basin historically ...
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WA’s sunny days spell trouble for snowpack
“It’s not great,” she said. The Olympic Peninsula currently sits at around 81% of normal snowpack, while the upper and central Columbia River basin sits at 86% and 75% of normal ...