2026 western US snow drought was about 4x more likely due to climate change

Posted by littlexsparkee on Thursday July 23, 2026 @10:21PM
from the pnas.org dept.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2612961123

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Re:2026 western US snow drought was about 4x more likely due... by langfo on Thursday July 23, 2026 @10:24PM (#49030583)

Australia's snow fields are not faring much better this (current) season

https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/generation/live-data/snow-dept...

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Re:2026 western US snow drought was about 4x more likely due... by ColdStream on Thursday July 23, 2026 @10:31PM (#49030615)

Not surprised at all. While there is some chill in the air, this has been a very mild winter down south.

We will be heading into summer right as the impact of the "Super" El Nino starts to show up. It take about 6 months from on set in the oceans before it starts to really be felt in the atmosphere, thus the lag time.

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