Halfway through the winter, more water is stored in California’s snowpack than is usual for this time of year – signaling that maybe, just maybe, this could be the year the drought eases. With a strong El Niño, it’s not really surprising that winter rain has arrived in California. What’s notable is the location.
If you think El Nino is done, you should think again. Meteorologist Kurt Kaplan from the National Weather Service says that “We can see storm tracks all the way through April.” Kaplan added that the storms are certainly brewing, they’re just in Northern California at the moment. Experts say it’s only a matter […]
Forecasters say El Niño hasn’t yet stood us up on a date and that the much-hyped set of storms — characterized by unusually warm temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that bring above-average rainfall — will hit Southern California hard soon, after teasing us with a few days of rain in early January. “It’s not […]
Halfway through the winter, more water is stored in California’s snowpack than is usual for this time of year – signaling that maybe, just maybe, this could be the year the drought eases. With a strong El Niño, it’s not really surprising that winter rain has arrived in California. What’s notable is the location. […]
EL NINO: Early Storms Help Replenish Snowpack – and Our Water Supply
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by By Aaron OrlowskiHalfway through the winter, more water is stored in California’s snowpack than is usual for this time of year – signaling that maybe, just maybe, this could be the year the drought eases. With a strong El Niño, it’s not really surprising that winter rain has arrived in California. What’s notable is the location.
Experts: El Nino Far From Over in the Southland
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS (Los Angeles)If you think El Nino is done, you should think again. Meteorologist Kurt Kaplan from the National Weather Service says that “We can see storm tracks all the way through April.” Kaplan added that the storms are certainly brewing, they’re just in Northern California at the moment. Experts say it’s only a matter […]
Has El Nino Stood Us Up? Forecasters Weigh In
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press-Telegram (Long Beach)by By Josh DulaneyForecasters say El Niño hasn’t yet stood us up on a date and that the much-hyped set of storms — characterized by unusually warm temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that bring above-average rainfall — will hit Southern California hard soon, after teasing us with a few days of rain in early January. “It’s not […]
As Snowpack Deepens, Drought Concern Lingers
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by By Aaron OrlowskiHalfway through the winter, more water is stored in California’s snowpack than is usual for this time of year – signaling that maybe, just maybe, this could be the year the drought eases. With a strong El Niño, it’s not really surprising that winter rain has arrived in California. What’s notable is the location. […]