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Environment
3:16 pm
Thu February 28, 2013

Sierra Snowpack Below Normal; Driest Year on Record

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Sierra snowpack this winter is below normal, according to a recent snow survey
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By Amy Quinton

January and February are the driest on record for the northern Sierra Nevada. As Amy Quinton reports, snowpack is well-below normal for this time of year.

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Environment
10:37 am
Thu January 31, 2013

Second Snow Survey Shows Below Normal Conditions

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California’s water managers say a dry January has left water content in the Sierra snowpack below the average. (file photo)
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By Amy Quinton

 

California snow surveyors reported Tuesday that water content in the state’s mountain snowpack is below average for the date. 

The manual readings this month confirmed what many water managers expected after a relatively dry January. The water content in the Sierra snow is 93 percent of average for this time of year.

Early storms in November and December dumped snow ranging from 32 ½ to 44 inches around Echo Summit. That erased the deficit in reservoir storage. But very little snow has fallen since.

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Environment
4:00 pm
Wed January 2, 2013

Sierra Snowpack Has Water Managers Happy, So Far

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Snow covers the high Sierra in this file photo, taken north of Visalia.
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By Amy Quinton

California’s water managers say the state has a good supply of water so far thanks to a snowy December.

The first official measurement of the Sierra Nevada snowpack showed four-feet of accumulation. Manual and electronic readings showed the water content of the snow at 134 percent of average for this time of year.

Frank Gehrke is with the Department of Water Resources. He says last year the snowpack in the area was just over one-tenth of an inch.

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Forest Fires
8:01 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Lightning Caused Fires Continue to Burn in Mountains

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The Bear Fire continues to burn in the rugged Sierra National Forest east of Fresno.
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A portable mixing plant for fire retardant helped firefighters battle the Piute Complex fire.
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A portable mixing tank for fire retardant helped firefighters battle the Piute Complex fire.
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Fires sparked by lightning on Saturday  continue to burn today in rugged terrain in the Sierra Nevada mountains, nearly a week after they began. In the Sierra National Forest east of Fresno the Bear Fire has consumed over 700 acres of timber between Edison and Florence Lake.

Ten smoke jumpers, four helicopters and four fixed wing aircraft are battling the blaze, which is in terrain ranging from 7,500 to 9,000 feet in elevation. The fire is currently 50 percent contained. No structures are threatened. 

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