canyonwalker: Sullivan, a male golden eagle at UC Davis Raptor Center (Golden Eagle)
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I noted yesterday that it's been cold here in the SF Bay Area. Most of that I missed because I've been elsewhere all but 2 days of the past 2 weeks. There's something else I missed, too. Rain. It rained a few times last week and the week before while I was out, and it's raining again this morning.

Not gonna lie, rain makes it dreary. But we need it. California (and the US west) has been in drought condition for several years. It's become severe. Rivers are running dry as reservoirs are at historic lows, and land in agricultural regions is sinking as groundwater tables are depleted.

Does this bit of rain help? Well, every little bit helps, but we need a lot more. Even after a rainy two weeks our total rainfall was still below seasonal average-to-date. With another half inch today we'll be right around average regionally. So now we only need three more months of this. Actually we need more than average, way more, to refill what's been depleted. Like, two years of above-average rain would be a good start.



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