Ich genieße die Aussicht auf auf eine Landschaft im Wandel, in welcher sich die Schneefelder langsam zurückziehen. Schmelzwasser sammelt sich in Bächen und Seen und gibt erste Flächen aus Fels und Tundra frei. Der Frühling hier oben ist jedoch mehr ein sehr vorsichtiges Tauen als ein plötzlicher Beginn.
16.05.2026, #travel #Scandinavia #Norway #Vestlandet #Sognefjellet #view #panorama #landscape #spring #snow #snowmelt #nature #mountain #highaltitude #fjell [3]

Flood warnings, evacuation alerts due to snowmelt in southeastern B.C.
Flood alerts remain in place for much of B.C.'s Southern Interior, with over 150 properties under evacuation alert as a result.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flood-warnings-bc-9.7217997?cmp=rss

Flood warnings, evacuation alerts due to snowmelt in southeastern B.C.
Flood alerts remain in place for much of B.C.'s Southern Interior, with over 150 properties under evacuation alert as a result.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flood-warnings-bc-9.7217997?cmp=rss

Deer Lake, N.L., bracing for flooding, as mayor says water levels highest in 20 years
“We are not in a good position,” said Mayor Dean Ball, about the situation that will see Deer Lake Power open its spill gates over the upcoming long weekend into the Grand Lake Reservoir, which is already seeing high water levels due to melting snow and rain.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/deer-lake-power-spill-gate-9.7199162?cmp=rss

Central Saskatchewan road closures begin as ‘above normal’ runoff expected
The snowmelt in communities south of Saskatoon is over, but central Saskatchewan is bracing for an above-normal runoff, with road closures and sandbagging underway.
#Environment #Flooding #SaskatchewanNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11814128/road-closures-central-saskatchewan-runoff/

Central Saskatchewan road closures begin as ‘above normal’ runoff expected
The snowmelt in communities south of Saskatoon is over, but central Saskatchewan is bracing for an above-normal runoff, with road closures and sandbagging underway.
#Environment #Flooding #SaskatchewanNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11814128/road-closures-central-saskatchewan-runoff/

Scientists Finally Know Where The Colorado River’s Missing [sic] Water Is Going
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260413232421.htm <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109826 <-- shared paper
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#water #hydrology #waterresources #watermanagement #streamflow #weather #springweather #ColoradoRiver #meteorology #snowpack #snow #rainfall #precipitation #ET #evaporation #cloud #snowmelt #extremeweather #plants #vegetation #uptake #evapotranspiration #PET #MillenniumDrought #drought #climatechange #headwaters #cloudcover #soil #wateravailability #prediction #forecasting #estimates
@University Of Washington

French River, Ont., mayor says community bracing for more flooding, province sends volunteers to help sandbag
As large parts of northeastern Ontario grapple with rising waters from snow melt and rain this week — which has already forced several areas under states of emergency due to road washouts and flooding — the Municipality of French River, Ont., is "bracing" for impact from water held back by dams furt...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/floods-northeastern-ontario-9.7169355?cmp=rss

What this historic snow drought will mean for the summer
A historic March heat wave effectively erased a month of winter, triggering a massive snow drought from the southwest U.S. up to parts of British Columbia. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe looks at what this means for the summer water supply and wildfire risk for hundreds of communities that rely on a slow snowmelt.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/record-low-snowpack-early-melt-western-north-america-9.7168094?cmp=rss

What this historic snow drought will mean for the summer
A historic March heat wave effectively erased a month of winter, triggering a massive snow drought from the southwest U.S. up to parts of British Columbia. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe looks at what this means for the summer water supply and wildfire risk for hundreds of communities that rely on a slow snowmelt.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7167119?cmp=rss