SFR We knew this was coming, right???

Flymph · Apr 17, 2024

WA declares statewide drought emergency following poor snowpack

Officials are bracing for a dry summer as snowpack, which the state relies on for drinking water, hydropower and more, sits at perhaps the lowest level in a decade.

www.seattletimes.com

dirty dog · Apr 18, 2024

Did someone say "climate change"
I moved here to Oregon from Washington 4 years ago.
We moved into the house in August and it rained and it was hot and dry and it rained again a few days later.
Well the next years August, no rain, last years August, no rain again.
Yes, I would say there is "climate change"

Dloy · Apr 18, 2024

Those who say no have an agenda.

Most likely it has never stopped changing. However, to ignore it’s acceleration over the last couple decades is dangerous.

Billy · Apr 18, 2024

We actually did know this was coming because there is another thread on it

Flymph · Apr 19, 2024

Yea, maybe so. But!!! mine is not covered by "Mass" pollution.

dirty dog · Apr 19, 2024

I grew up here in Southern OR and as I remember 60 yrs ago that the snow pack up at Crater lake was 20 plus ft and when Diamond lake opened for fishing in April there was still 5 or 6 ft of snow around the lake.
Day before yesterday when I was at Diamond lake there was still some snow in the shady places
"Them times are a changing"

Dloy · Apr 19, 2024

Dloy said:
I grew up in a small town west of Seattle, Suquamish, and we used to ice skate on Faler’s pond pretty much every winter. It may get an icy glaze on occasion now, but nothing like in the past. Also, I think I’ve seen pictures of Green Lake with old cars on the ice. Pretty sure I’ve seen a picture of Liberty Bay (Poulsbo) iced over, and that’s salt water. So back in time it used to get much colder.

Chadk · Apr 19, 2024

dirty dog said:
I grew up here in Southern OR and as I remember 60 yrs ago that the snow pack up at Crater lake was 20 plus ft and when Diamond lake opened for fishing in April there was still 5 or 6 ft of snow around the lake.
Day before yesterday when I was at Diamond lake there was still some snow in the shady places
"Them times are a changing"

Don't forget that just last year we had this: https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/03/15/california-snowfall-record/11435377002/
I'm sure kids now will be talking about that 30 years from now.... "When I was a kid...."