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A January without rain for the first time in recorded history?
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Experts-tell-Californians-to-prepare-for-fourth-6018730.phpThe December rain was but a cruel tease for California.
The storms that brought some of the biggest downpours of the decade have given way to a dry January and renewed fears that California will languish in yet another parched year.
“Californians should brace themselves for a fourth year of drought,” said Mark Cowin, director of the state Department of Water Resources. “We need a lot more rain and snow to pull us out of this drought, and unfortunately very little is on the horizon.”
State drinking water supplies remain far below normal. Farms are hard up for water. So are fish, mountain lions and bears. And Mother Nature doesn’t seem to want to cooperate as forecasters raised the possibility this week that parts of the state, including San Francisco, could see a January without rain for the first time in recorded history.
The storms that brought some of the biggest downpours of the decade have given way to a dry January and renewed fears that California will languish in yet another parched year.
“Californians should brace themselves for a fourth year of drought,” said Mark Cowin, director of the state Department of Water Resources. “We need a lot more rain and snow to pull us out of this drought, and unfortunately very little is on the horizon.”
State drinking water supplies remain far below normal. Farms are hard up for water. So are fish, mountain lions and bears. And Mother Nature doesn’t seem to want to cooperate as forecasters raised the possibility this week that parts of the state, including San Francisco, could see a January without rain for the first time in recorded history.
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The feds, state, city and volunteers spent a decade rehabilitating, revitalizing the creek as a habitat for steelhead trout and a number of seasonal frog species. Plus, it's course through the city is a gem for locals and tourists alike.
It's spring fed at the upper reaches yet needs the annual rain to clean out the watershed, keep the pools full (trout cluster there) and maintain the whole ecosystem. Feb / March may be critical. Locally, not only for the creek but local agriculture, and statewide, surely.
Very odd that SF would miss out on rain. Usually it is the other way around! Hope we get rain soon. Just not too much too fast as that would cause other problems as I'm sure you know all too well.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/First-ever-rainless-January-in-S-F-history-6053819.php
Not one drop of measurable rain fell on city streets in January, the first time that’s happened in recorded weather history, which dates back to the Gold Rush.
Other Bay Area cities, including San Jose, saw at most two one-hundredths of an inch during the same time, which was probably just real heavy fog with a drizzle rather than real rain, said Jan Null, former lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service and a meteorology consultant....
Crowds gathered around the produce stands at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, buying up flowers, carrots, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and other fruits and vegetables....
Some of the growers were pulling land out of production because of the drought or relying on wells and other sources of water rather than the sky and the clouds.
Other Bay Area cities, including San Jose, saw at most two one-hundredths of an inch during the same time, which was probably just real heavy fog with a drizzle rather than real rain, said Jan Null, former lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service and a meteorology consultant....
Crowds gathered around the produce stands at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, buying up flowers, carrots, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and other fruits and vegetables....
Some of the growers were pulling land out of production because of the drought or relying on wells and other sources of water rather than the sky and the clouds.
