The headlines shriek that the national treasure that is Yosemite is threatened by wildfires.
This is July, when it’s fairly early in the fire season here in the Western U.S. But look at the Drought Severity map at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/palmer.gif
The precipitation is way below normal in large swaths of the United States. In a word, there is NO WATER. (more…)
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