tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2874586657367109346..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Major Transition to Warmer and WetterCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62211262670623954822017-01-18T16:40:12.711-08:002017-01-18T16:40:12.711-08:00TVN - If the aquifers are years behind since they&...TVN - If the aquifers are years behind since they've been depleted, then CA should be put on permanent drought conditions, in perpetuity. I'm being totally serious, CA has always been and will always be a dry state during most years, and since additional water reservoirs that were proposed in the 1970's and 80's were negated by the green lobby, there you go. The additional reservoirs were proposed precisely because the state water resource departments had estimated exponential population increases were coming, and coming soon. But their concerns were waved off and now CA is in a situation entirely of their own government's making. While there are certainly damns existing in the West and NW that are not needed anymore, the green lobbies used the Endangered Species Act in ways that were not intended, so now you have billions of gallons of fresh water going into the ocean and no reservoirs available to capture the runoff in water - flush years. Eric Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376653214948517679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53235246512598670192017-01-18T15:36:52.992-08:002017-01-18T15:36:52.992-08:00You mentioned it a bit but would be great to hear ...You mentioned it a bit but would be great to hear more about how mountain passes like Snoqualmie or Stevens Pass will get freezing rain or a combination of freezing rain and snow even though the ground temperature can be in the mid-teens. Curious on how high up rain forms and what determines if it then becomes freezing rain or snow on its way down. Thanks.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803776823134907160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81406270818240369822017-01-18T15:36:17.292-08:002017-01-18T15:36:17.292-08:00At this point, give me blue skies and warm sunshin...At this point, give me blue skies and warm sunshine. I've had enough of this freezing!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47330971744726624922017-01-18T09:18:06.443-08:002017-01-18T09:18:06.443-08:00TVN, there are programs/projects to spread and per...TVN, there are programs/projects to spread and percolate storm water in the LA Basin. As you can imagine, it's difficult with so much much humanity (to "protect from stormwater") and so many impervious surfaces. But much of the opportunity is being realized in the upper watersheds which still have soft bottom channels. There are also many neighborhood projects that are being built to percolate water, using parks, or curbside bioswales to recharge aquifers and treat polluted runoff before it reaches the ocean. Though not a cure for the depleted aquifers in the San Joaquin Valley, it is a start and a model for other areas.<br /><br />A first read on some of the work and planning: http://riverlareports.riverla.org/water-recharge/where-to-recharge/san-fernando-basin-study/Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494252496814028023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-92051261840440805302017-01-17T16:14:37.437-08:002017-01-17T16:14:37.437-08:00Strait!Strait!Qwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429690391444840673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86104581250678998322017-01-17T15:57:07.856-08:002017-01-17T15:57:07.856-08:00Cliff/Eric, is that really accurate? Until the und...Cliff/Eric, is that really accurate? Until the underground aquifers are full again, I would say there is still a CA drought. Will we stop seeing the phenomenon of land slipping down due to lack of water beneath it? I have often been curious what CA has done to prepare for this day...are they capturing all the runoff or is it going straight out to the ocean?TVNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13009390667773034005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-33625548039900901782017-01-17T13:35:40.547-08:002017-01-17T13:35:40.547-08:00I do appreciate the higher humidity. Dew points b...I do appreciate the higher humidity. Dew points below about 30F make me fell cold and dried out.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-1890319250053370562017-01-17T13:05:55.978-08:002017-01-17T13:05:55.978-08:00I'm sitting in S Cal listening to the local TV...I'm sitting in S Cal listening to the local TV weather guys. The public story is that the drought looks to be gone this year, with the next week's forecast rains likely to finish putting a stake through the drought's heart. That's the public and popular story. The one that drives household water usage trends.<br /><br />The problem is that many of the aquifers take many years to recharge, obviously the deep one's in the San Joachin, so they are still very vulnerable to gaps in the rainfall. Reservoirs are filling and this coming round of storms brings big flood worries if reservoirs have to release water because they are full. No flood control. <br /><br />If reservoirs are full and aquifers are depleted, it may not be a drought, but they have no insurance to handle future droughts. Is this an anomolous year, or the start of a multi-year wet trend? I don't see anyone with the skill to make that call, so cautious consumption of water should remain the plan. <br /><br />The challenge is to communicate that message of careful consumption without talking about drought worries.<br /><br />And how good is the Colorado River watershed? That supplies most of the desert cities.<br />Johnamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737399978789523366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32449206337170090552017-01-17T11:28:10.697-08:002017-01-17T11:28:10.697-08:00Local forecasts; they used to confuse me with Rain...Local forecasts; they used to confuse me with Rain vs Showers (never thought about the difference)....but now they combine the words....<br /><br />What's the point of the varying nouns they use for this water coming down?<br /><br />ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON<br />NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA<br />947 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2017<br /> <br /><br />FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. <br />SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. <br />SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. <br />SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />GloomyGushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921742625520401542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59438193748026180122017-01-17T11:01:50.427-08:002017-01-17T11:01:50.427-08:00It would be nice if the MSM would reflect the real...It would be nice if the MSM would reflect the reality of so much precipitation coming into CA, but for the most part they refuse to acknowledge that their multi - year drought is effectively over. The dominant meme of cataclysmic and historical drought must be maintained at all costs, it would appear. Eric Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376653214948517679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59902810088760367982017-01-17T07:19:45.971-08:002017-01-17T07:19:45.971-08:00Last year 2016 at this time, hellebores and sarcoc...Last year 2016 at this time, hellebores and sarcococca blooming. Not so 2017. Way behind. Sharon Steinbishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672948704352878591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39788863683469352762017-01-16T22:53:41.420-08:002017-01-16T22:53:41.420-08:00I pray this transition is just a small blip on the...I pray this transition is just a small blip on the way to a pattern reset. If this spells the end of winter for my area, I'm going to be extremely pi****!!!! <br /><br />I love how cold it's been and the snowpack at my house (22") is beautiful. <br /><br /><br />-Someone that lives in Stevens County WAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795875129016410823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57146338630721111152017-01-16T22:23:16.002-08:002017-01-16T22:23:16.002-08:00I've been wondering if the forecasted precipit...I've been wondering if the forecasted precipitation in combination with the temperature increase could cause landslides in western washington. Any thoughts? ThanksColinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739730158752037114noreply@blogger.com