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The next focus is to capture as much snowmelt runoff as possible, state water officials say.
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Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The state’s major reservoirs overall are at 116% of average levels, and are set to rise further as snowmelt streams in.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Last year, floodwaters filled the Tulare Basin because reservoirs could not handle intense snowmelt runoff from the Sierra Nevada after a series of storms.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
In California and many other parts of the world, traditional water sources — including underground aquifers and fresh water from rivers, streams and snowmelt — are becoming less reliable.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Chances of rain on Tuesday will continue the widespread snowmelt into the rest of the week, said National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Patterson.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Intermittent and ephemeral streams funnel snowmelt and rain to large streams and eventually to the rivers that serve Colorado’s 5.8 million residents, as well as the agriculture and recreation industries.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2024
Warming temperatures, snowmelt and multiple rounds of precipitation on frozen ground will bring the risk for breakup ice jam flooding to central Indiana this week.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
The lack of sun and those cold temperatures meant there was little snowmelt.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The state’s major reservoirs overall are at 116% of average levels, and are set to rise further as snowmelt streams in.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Last year, floodwaters filled the Tulare Basin because reservoirs could not handle intense snowmelt runoff from the Sierra Nevada after a series of storms.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
In California and many other parts of the world, traditional water sources — including underground aquifers and fresh water from rivers, streams and snowmelt — are becoming less reliable.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Chances of rain on Tuesday will continue the widespread snowmelt into the rest of the week, said National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Patterson.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Intermittent and ephemeral streams funnel snowmelt and rain to large streams and eventually to the rivers that serve Colorado’s 5.8 million residents, as well as the agriculture and recreation industries.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2024
Warming temperatures, snowmelt and multiple rounds of precipitation on frozen ground will bring the risk for breakup ice jam flooding to central Indiana this week.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
The lack of sun and those cold temperatures meant there was little snowmelt.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Snowmelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmelt. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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