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	<title>Aquafornia &#187; Drought, Weather &amp; Snowpack</title>
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		<title>Weather update: Little relief in sight for parched California</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61664</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Accu-Weather: &#8220;A rather modest Pacific storm will make for a wet end to the workweek across the Northwest, but will do little to curb drought conditions in California. Rain will continue to push ashore today from northern California and across western Oregon and Washington, making for a damp day along the Route 101 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief weather notes</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61585</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some brief weather notes: The Western Weather Blog takes a look at snow depth in the West in this post. Click here to hear Maury Roos, chief hydrologist at DWR, talk about the recent storms. Get the latest water conditions from DWR by clicking here. Check out the latest edition of the drought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data shows snowpack at 37 percent of normal</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61573</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Siskiyou Daily News: &#8220;According to a recent press release from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Feb. 1 statewide snow surveys “confirmed that water content in California’s mountain snowpack is far below normal for this time of year.” DWR’s data shows that the snowpack’s statewide water content is at only 37 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PG&amp;E predicts wet pattern late February thru early April</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61519</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Sierra 2 the Sea: &#8220;PG&#38;E’s meteorology office in San Francisco is predicting a weakening of this winter’s stubborn La Nina pattern that has helped shunt storms north and kept them from entering much of the state including central California. John Lindsey, PG&#38;E forecaster from San Luis Obispo says a weakening of La Nina will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: A short period of wet weather for California</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61469</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the National Weather Service in Sacramento: &#8220;Low pressure moving south along the coast today will bring precipitation to most of interior Northern California today. Heavier precipitation and breezy wind expected over western and southern portions&#8230;closer to the low. A couple inches of snow are possible over the higher elevations. &#8220; The Western Weather Blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Column: Drought</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61454</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate change & water supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the San Francisco Chronicle, this column by John Carroll: &#8220;I like sunshine as much as the next human. I like sunshine in the winter, when the light is low and a little melancholy and the breeze cools your neck even as the sun is warming it. I live in California partly because I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Wet weather on the way!</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61406</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wet weather alert! Here&#8217;s the forecast from the National Weather Service in Sacramento: &#8220;Increasing clouds today as a Low pressure system approaches. The Low will move south along the California coast Tuesday bringing some precipitation to interior Northern California. Heavier precipitation and breezy wind will be over western and southern portions&#8230;closer to the Low. Several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra snowpack still grim</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61398</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Sierra Wave: &#8220;A little better snow news this week but only a little better. The State Department of Water Resources has taken another look at snow around California and locally the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power conducted another survey following the most significant storm. Here’s the story – The State says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This just in &#8230; Much needed rain on the way to California!</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61387</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, wet stuff from the sky is in the forecast! I never anticipated calling a meager 1.25&#8243; of rain in the forecast &#8220;breaking news&#8221; but here it is: &#8220;Drought conditions are worsening across California, but the good news is that a quick shot of rain is on the horizon. The return of rain and mountain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday&#8217;s top of the scroll: Dry winter raises concerns about available water</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61354</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Visalia Times-Delta: &#8220;News this week that the Sierra snowpack is less than half of average has raised worries about how much water will be available this year for communities and agricultural operations. But dairy owner Ron Koetsier is optimistic that the second half of this dry winter could still turn around — and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With meager snowpack, time is running out for rebound</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61285</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Stockton Record: &#8220;This week&#8217;s announcement that California&#8217;s Sierra Nevada snowpack is a meager 15 inches in some places came as no surprise. Resorts are suffering as skiers turn up their noses at man-made snow. And farmers are bracing for a tough summer. The dry winter is much the same across the West. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thursday&#8217;s top of the scroll: Water problems ahead if rain, snow doesn&#8217;t come</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61221</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the San Francisco Chronicle: &#8220;It was snowing lightly when a crew from the state Department of Water Resources set out Wednesday to measure the snowpack at Phillips Station, off Highway 50 close to Echo Summit. &#8220;Physically it looked good,&#8221; said Frank Gehrke, chief of the state snow survey, &#8220;But the snow was pretty thin.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This just in &#8230; Second 2012 snow survey shows continuing dry conditions</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61154</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Department of Water Resources: &#8220;Snow surveyors today confirmed that water content in California’s mountain snowpack is far below normal for this time of year. Manual and electronic readings record the snowpack’s statewide water content at only ­­­37 percent of normal for the date.  That is just 23 percent of the average April 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drought is in the eye of the beholder</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61144</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From KQED&#8217;s Climate Watch: &#8220;As state surveyors trudge into the mountains this week for the season’s second official survey of the Sierra snowpack, the auspices aren’t good. Remote sensors currently show that statewide, water content is averaging just 38% of the average for this date, and less than a quarter of what water managers would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coastal California to see cooler temperatures through spring</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61142</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From California Watch: &#8220;It’s pretty well established that the earth is warming up. Researchers and government agencies have the numbers to show it, and they have plenty of graphs and charts to document the trend. Now, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has just released an updated animation that allows viewers to understand those numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s GCPEX mission: What we don&#8217;t know about snow</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61130</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From PhysOrg.com: &#8220;In the last ten years, scientists have shown that it is possible to detect falling snow and measure surface snowpack information from the vantage point of space. But there remains much that is unknown about the fluffy white stuff. &#8220;We&#8217;re still figuring out how to measure snow from space,&#8221; says Gail Skofronick-Jackson, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday&#8217;s top of the scroll:  Where did winter go?  Snow survey tomorrow; Dry weather to continue</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/61107</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Fresno Bee: &#8220;State water officials say recent storms have not made up for this year&#8217;s dry winter, leaving California&#8217;s snowpack at below average levels. The Sierra Nevada snowpack is a key source of California&#8217;s water supply. Officials said Monday that snowpack water content was just 38 percent of average, compared to the 19 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Weather Blog: Reversal of fortunes for Lake Mead</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60988</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado River & the Southwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Accu-Weather&#8217;s Western Weather Blog: &#8220;I have documented many times in this blog in the last month the lack of rain and snow across the Southwest U.S. watershed this Winter and its seriousness. I have had one person question why am I being so pessimistic especially since there was a change in the weather coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Cruz officials: December was 2nd-driest in history</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60854</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From KSBW: &#8220;We are halfway through the winter and just 10 inches of rain has fallen on Santa Cruz. California just had its second-driest December in history and Santa Cruz&#8217;s total winter rainfall is six inches below average, according to a report released Wednesday by the City of Santa Cruz Water Department. &#8220;Notably, almost no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storms leave growers wanting more</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60826</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Capital Press: &#8220;Storm clouds in recent days have brought much-needed rain and snow to California&#8217;s parched farmland but left many growers wanting more. The Golden State&#8217;s worrisome dry spell came to an abrupt end on Jan. 18, when low-elevation snowfall brought chain requirements to northern highways and hope for a lagging snowpack. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Hope you enjoyed the rain and snow &#8211; Changes coming</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60749</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Accu-Weather Western Weather Blog: &#8220;It was nice to see good rain and snow through California this weekend into Monday. The previous 6 to 7 weeks had been so dry. But I warned you that the Winter pattern was not going to be conducive for a prolonged period of stormy weather in the Southwest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Wind, rain, snow ends today; warmer weather ahead</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60704</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it was a nice blast of winter while it lasted! Here&#8217;s the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Sacramento: &#8220;Wind&#8230;rain and snow will end from west to east today as the Pacific storm exits the area. The Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra Nevada will end by noon as the snow and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update:  Another round of winds, rain and snow on the way</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60647</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the National Weather Service in Sacramento: &#8220;Next storm moving inland today bringing additional rain/snow as well as breezy to gusty winds. Brunt of the storm is expected to impact our region late tonight into early Monday morning. Showers will taper off by Monday night and drier weather returns by Tuesday. &#8220; It&#8217;s even going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Water Resources launches new website on statewide water conditions</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60622</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Department of Water Resources Public Affairs Office: &#8220;To help keep you informed of weather conditions, impacts and predictions, the California Department of Water Resources has launched a new website with up to date as well as historical and background information on rain and snowpack measurements, reservoir levels, runoff projections and a wealth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Stronger winter storm to arrive tonight; more on the way</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60571</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the National Weather Service: &#8220;A stronger storm moves through Northern California tonight. Expect about twice the total rain and snow for this storm compared to Thursday&#8217;s storm. Be prepared for inclement weather through the weekend as another storm wave will bring additional precipitation on Sunday into Monday. Impacts will include hazardous driving conditions from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Winter returns and plans to stay awhile</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60496</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter weather at last! From the National Weather Service: &#8220;Rain and snow will continue to move into the region today. This is the first major winter storm in about two months for interior northern California. Expect snow in most mountain areas and moderate to heavy rain in the valley. Shasta county snow levels will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of snow turns Yosemite National Park into a very different place</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60444</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That is a picture of Tuolomne Meadows taken on January 15th. From the Silicon Valley Mercury News: &#8220;A visit to Yosemite National Park in December or January typically means closed roads, cross-country skiing and towering snow drifts. But California&#8217;s extremely dry weather has created conditions at Yosemite rarely, if ever, seen in the park&#8217;s 147-year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Wet winter weather pattern returns to California!</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60437</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But that&#8217;s all going to change now &#8230; Welcome, winter! Here&#8217;s the National Weather Service forecast as of this morning: &#8220;The images show the GFS model forecast of the incoming moisture toward California through the rest of the week. This will bring widespread rain and snow to northern California, as well as breezy conditions beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grass isn’t greener on these hills: La Niña, lack of rain has crops thirsty, cattle hungry</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60372</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Santa Maria Times: &#8220;Anyone who believes the old saying “The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill” hasn’t been to California lately. Farmers are irrigating crops that are normally wet with winter rain, cattle ranchers are searching for greener pastures for their stock, and almost everybody is thanking their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: After dry stretch, rain coming to Bay Area, snow to Sierra</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60370</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yay! Wet winter weather on the way at last! From the Contra Costa Times: &#8220;Northern Californians can expect a splash of wet weather this week &#8212; enough to whiten the snow-starved Sierra Nevada and threaten a cold rain for Candlestick Park&#8217;s title football game Sunday. The snow-making machines at Sierra Nevada ski resorts could finally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update:  Wetter weather pattern by midweek</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60298</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the latest weather update from the National Weather Service: &#8220;Cooler temperatures over the next couple of days will be followed by a significant weather change by mid week. Any rainfall over the next couple of days would be quite light and most locations will remain dry through Tuesday. By mid week however, a change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s all California&#8217;s winter moisture? Blame blizzard-buried Alaska</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60255</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Silicon Valley Mercury News: &#8220;Yo, Alaska. All your weather? It belongs to us. Precipitation that was rightfully ours &#8212; headed toward California along the Pacific jet stream &#8212; has for weeks veered north, burying Alaska in record snow and forcing us to reapply sunscreen. Even the remote Sonoma County hamlet of Cazadero, &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Major change in the weather pattern next week (we hope)</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60257</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is the outlook for some much-needed precipitation for us? Here&#8217;s what the National Weather Service has to say: &#8220;Northern California will see one more day of unseasonably warm days, cool nights and sunny skies before mother nature takes a turn back towards winter. After a clear cool morning, northern California will see another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drought/weather update: Dry weather to continue, but a return to a wetter pattern looks promising; plus pictures from the high country and more</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60213</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the forecast from the National Weather Service: &#8220;A strong high pressure ridge over the eastern pacific has directed the Pacific jet stream well north of California leaving the north state void of precipitation for nearly a month. A weather system will begin to knock this ridge of high pressure down late in the weekend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drought wrap-up: Conditions remain dry, but a possible weather pattern change next week?</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60151</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drought, Weather & Snowpack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning on KQED Radio&#8217;s Forum with Micheal Krasny: &#8220;California water officials, farmers and others who track seasonal snow and rain levels are beginning to worry about how dry it&#8217;s been. Officials say they&#8217;re not ready to declare a drought, however, because the rainy season isn&#8217;t over yet &#8212; and many reservoirs are still full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather update: Latest Sierra snow analysis is ugly / Pattern change?</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60086</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Accu-Weather Western Weather Blog: &#8220;The latest Sierra snow analysis is in and it is truly ugly. But if you live in the Sierra, or have wanted to ski in this part of the country, you don&#8217;t need this latest report to tell you it is BAD. So here is the ugly truth. Average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dry January raises concern over drought in northern California</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60083</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Sacramento Bee: &#8220;The dreaded D-word – &#8220;drought&#8221; – is back on the tongues of many Californians now that a dry December has crawled into a dry January. A dry December is not that unusual. But a dry January – well along into winter and usually the state&#8217;s wettest month – is another matter. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The year that winter forgot: Is it climate change?</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60081</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From TIME Magazine: &#8220;As I got off the plane in the Vermont town of Burlington on Sunday, I felt something new: cold. It wasn&#8217;t that cold — high temperatures in Burlington were hovering around the freezing mark, a little warmer than average for this city of eager ski bums. But after more than a month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inkstain blog: Dust and North American megadrought</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60068</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Inkstain Blog: &#8220;The Lamont-Doherty group that has done so much to help our understanding of the factors that drive multi-decadal droughts has added a nice piece to our understanding of the issues. In a paper in review (for which they’ve done a nice accessible writeup), Ben Cook and colleagues looked at a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Nina has arctic ally in prolonging warm, dry weather; Winter takes a January vacation as the Metropolitan Water District prepares for what could be California&#8217;s driest year on record</title>
		<link>http://aquafornia.com/archives/60010</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From NBC Los Angeles: &#8220;Enjoying an unseasonably warm and dry January, you might be tempted to attribute it completely to the Pacific Ocean temperature pattern dubbed, &#8220;La Nina,&#8221; long-associated with reduced precipitation in California. But wait. La Nina was also present last winter, when more rainfall than usual drenched Los Angeles, and the snowfall in [...]]]></description>
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