Summary
A meager snowpack already is annoying skiers and ski resort operators throughout the Pacific Northwest. If high-elevation warming persists, electricity consumers and salmon also may pay the price.
With roughly half of the snowy season over, Washington state climatologist Philip Mote said the Cascade Range is experiencing its skimpiest snowpack since 1977.See the full content of this document
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Measly Snowpack Might Portend Floods, Drought
"It's pretty grim," he said.
Mote said most Cascade peaks have only 20 percent to 30 percent of their normal snowpack for this time of year ---- e...See the full content of this document
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