Snowpack Alert: Critical Levels in 2024, Bracing for a Water Crisis?
Welcome to timeBomb. in this episode we delve into the crucial issue of snowpack levels in the Western and Southwestern United States. Today we are going to review the current snowpack situation in key river basins like the Colorado, Sacramento, and Feather, crucial for the region's water supply. We'll explore the Colorado River basin's challenges and take a closer look at California's Sierra Nevada snowpack. Discover how these factors play a pivotal role in addressing the ongoing water crisis.
Highlights:
* Impact of recent extreme weather on major river basins.
* Importance of snowpack for water resources.
* Detailed analysis of the Colorado River basin and California snowpack.
* Discussion on water management challenges.
For the Upper Colorado River Basin we review the following regions:
- Upper and Lower Green River basin
- White Yampa River Basin
- Colorado River Headwaters
- Upper Colorado region
- Gunnison River Basin
- Dirty Devil River basin
- Dolores River basin
- Lower and Upper San Juan River basins
Bureau of Reclamation Colorado River Basin Map: www.usbr.gov/uc/water/hydroda...
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:38 Snowpack's Role
02:04 Colorado River Snowpack
07:59 California Snowpack
#lakemead #coloradoriver #drought #california
Unfortunately there were a lot of warm storms this year so far. Some of the storms that came through actually removed snow pack instead of adding to it. It seems like we might be in a prolonged wet pattern for the near future so let’s hope that continues. 🤞🏻
Unsurprisingly this is a global trend. The major river basins of Asia are effected this way, although circumstance varies per basin. Glaciers are all subject to decline. Some areas are projected to see more snow, some less, sometimes much less. In almost all cases more water will fall, as liquid. Rivers there will develop a Jekel and Hyde personality. Raging flood then a trickle.
Yes, we have had more rain this fall in the mountains. And where the ground has not frozen that will add to our water supply next summer. Instead of running off early, on the frozen ground next spring.
I check the snow pack daily on the Colorado River thanks to you!!! Please keep up the fabulous work
Excellent job reporting the packs. Conservation is key. Keep up the great work and incredibly important informational vids! Thanks for what you do.
Great show as always.
It’s so odd since the rain on the coast have been abundant. As a local to Ca, it almost feels normal .. (from the 70s-80s as the standard). A atmospheric river could blanket the state though..
Still early.
Yes way to early! They had to close Powder mountain in Utah for a day because they got buried last week. I've got almost as much snow now as I did a year ago. Just in one week!
hmm, anything 70% and up averaged for all of the colorado basin areas would be fine, yes on the light side, but still acceptable. We are just on the low side of the long swing trend california is sucking wind pretty good right now. But this will be a longer than expected winter
Is that your real voice??????
Water from Pacific either falls out west or lands in the east. Q.E.D.
What happens to snow after Winter? IT MELTS AND FILLS STREAMS, RIVERS AND LAKES!!! Last time you had "too much snowpack" in the 1980's EVERY LAKE in the West was overflowing! What a bunch of FOOLS!!! "He who forgets the past is doomed to repeat the same mistakes."-Voltaire
Instead of building more water storage capacity in California they are thinking about piping treated waste water into our homes. Yum. Our politicians are terrible.
Yes, they call it...' toilet to tap'. Our same terrible Governor Newsom is waiting in the wings to run against Trump when Biden folds his tent before the November elections.
EVs,wind mills, and getting rid of natural gas stoves , will fix everything. Seriously, frightening, thank you for the information.
It’ll stop more damage than continuing to burn fossils that’s for sure