http://www.cejournal.net/?p=4880 News & Perspective from the Center for Environmental Journalism Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cejournal.net/?p=4880&cpage=1#comment-9196 spyder Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:45:23 +0000 http://www.cejournal.net/?p=4880#comment-9196 Just a small note: Further west, in the Columbia Basin, the recent week of steady warm temperatures and heavy rains have melted no less than 60% of the accumulated snowpak of stored water (and this in January). Across the west, this change in seasonal winter warmth, though wetter, will lead to drier and more dangerous (fire) summers. I can't imagine how horrific the Colorado basin will be. Just a small note: Further west, in the Columbia Basin, the recent week of steady warm temperatures and heavy rains have melted no less than 60% of the accumulated snowpak of stored water (and this in January). Across the west, this change in seasonal winter warmth, though wetter, will lead to drier and more dangerous (fire) summers. I can’t imagine how horrific the Colorado basin will be.

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