Ruh roh
"The California Snow Survey (Phillips Station, April 1) reveals: No snow. "
Attached: 2 images The California Snow Survey (Phillips Station, April 1) reveals: No snow. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/california-records-second-ever-snowless-april-1-at-key-location-the-frozen-reservoir-is-empty/1879603
A freakishly dry spring is literally changing the landscape in Colorado
With the low snowpack comes the need for water conservation, which may mean less lawn watering and a less attractive lawn than usual.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/climate/colorado-drought-water-restrictions-denver-aurora
USGS: New AI Tool Forecasts Drought 90 Days Ahead Nationwide. “The USGS River DroughtCast uses machine learning models trained on data from thousands of USGS streamgages, some with more than 100 years of continuous records, to forecast when rivers and streams will drop to abnormally low levels.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/06/usgs-new-ai-tool-forecasts-drought-90-days-ahead-nationwide/#poetry #blackcottonwood trees, their #historical significance, and personal #memories emphasizing their connection to water and #drought awareness. #poetry26 #napowrimo #napowrimo26 #clmooc
@carstenfranke Oh wow. I am usually on top of this stuff, but the war signals are overwhelming the normal media and this stuff is getting lost.
Texas Observer: The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn’t Exceptional. It’s Early.
When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecas
https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/
Last week: It's not that the drought was unpredictable. It is that the drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/
#CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #drought #water #environment #ClimateChange #Texas #news #politics #USpol
ICYMI - 'Colorado has spent generations creating the illusion of abundance in a place defined by scarcity. The illusion is evaporating like scarce water on a hot driveway'
ICYMI - 'Colorado has spent generations creating the illusion of abundance in a place defined by scarcity. The illusion is evaporating like scarce water on a hot driveway'
Diversity-triggered 2-naphthoic acid exudation recruits keystone microbial taxa to promote soybean #drought tolerance
Microbial diversity boosts #soybean drought tolerance by inducing exudates that recruit beneficial nitrogen‑cycling bacteria.
#microbiome #microbiota #soil #microbiology
https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/04/diversity-triggered-2-naphthoic-acid.html
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