Sunday, April 21, 2024

Data point.

View from the shore of Upper Campbell Lake, mid-island, 50°N, -125°W, filling a long valley 221 metres above sea level, mid-April, 2024. The water is low, with plants that I usually see growing with their roots in water, now sprouting through dry mud. On land, the moss is crunchy dry, crackling underfoot. But new, yellow-green leaves on the shoreline trees promise summer shade.

From the Reservoir campsite.

A BC government bulletin warns of another dry summer this year:
As of February 1st, the provincial snowpack remains very low, averaging 61% of normal (39% below normal) across British Columbia. ... Low snowpack and seasonal runoff forecasts combined with warm seasonal weather forecasts and lingering impacts from previous drought are creating significantly elevated drought hazards for this upcoming spring and summer.
Doesn't look good.
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Esta es la vista desde la orilla del lago Upper Campbell, situado a media isla, 50°N, -125°W, llenando un valle a una altura de 221 metros sobre el nivel del mar, a mediados de abril de 2024. En la orilla, plantas que normalmente encuentro con las raices en el agua, ahora brotan en lodo seco. En el bosque, el musgo está seco, tostado, crocante. Pero las hojas nuevas, verde/amarillos, prometen sombra para el verano.

Un boletín del gobierno de Columbia Británica nos advierte que esperamos otro verano seco este año:
A la fecha del primero de febrero, la nieve acumulada de la provincia sigue muy baja, con un promedio 61 porciento del nivel normal (39% bajo el normal) en toda la provincia de CB. ... Pronósticos de niveles bajas de nieve acumulada y escorrontía estacional combinados con pronósticos de temperaturas de temporada elevadas, además de los impactos sostenidos de sequías anteriores crean peligros elevados de sequía para la primavera y verano.
Desalentador.



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