Impressive CA Snowpack; Spring Snow For Sask; Bill Gray Was Right: The AMS Was Hijacked; + What if We’d Quit Oil And Gas In The 1970s?

To the caterwaulers: 'plastic in the oceans = bad — CO2 in the atmosphere = good.'

Impressive CA Snowpack

For the first time in 25 years, California has achieved a "snowpack trifecta," or three consecutive years of average or above-average snowfall. Before the last trifecta in the 2000, the previous one was back in 1980.

Although winter began unusually dry this year, late-season storms dramatically boosted the Sierra Nevada pack, promising a robust water supply for the third consecutive year. This turnaround comes directly after California’s driest period on record, from 2020 to 2022.

Demetri Polyzos, of the Metropolitan Water District: “The conservation ethic here in California is alive and well. Those habits people picked up during recent droughts continue today and remain critical to ensuring our water reliability.”

Mother Nature seeks balance, always.

Spring Snow For Sask

Southeast Saskatchewan has been hit by heavy spring snow, with many northern areas experienced significant, winter-like snowfall, unusual for late spring.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Justin Shelley: "Broadview recorded roughly 32 cm (12.6 inches) of accumulated snow. Moose Valley reported over 30 cm (11.8 inches), and Esterhazy had nearly 38 cm (14.9 inches) on the ground."

The heaviest snowfall concentrated near the Trans-Canada Highway east of Regina, creating challenging travel conditions.

Bill Gray Was Right: The AMS Was Hijacked

Back in 2011, veteran meteorologist Bill Gray lit a match and tossed it straight at the leadership of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). What he called then a “downward path” has since become a nosedive.