So California wet year. We don't mind a good snow pack, but I've become increasingly worried about catastrophic flooding evens in Cali e.g. [1], and this does not ease those worries.
> The winter season is the most high-energy part of the year and usually the one that interests most people.
Maybe for Europeans. Hurricanes and tornadoes are rather high-energy weather events that favor warmer seasons and North America. Winter is less interesting for Americans.
So California wet year. We don't mind a good snow pack, but I've become increasingly worried about catastrophic flooding evens in Cali e.g. [1], and this does not ease those worries.
[1] https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abq0995
> The winter season is the most high-energy part of the year and usually the one that interests most people.
Maybe for Europeans. Hurricanes and tornadoes are rather high-energy weather events that favor warmer seasons and North America. Winter is less interesting for Americans.
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Can't say I love this for the PNW's water resources and fire forecast next year. Good luck to us all