Daily Archives: June 11, 2011

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — At the base of a slope that at this time of year usually tests the skills of mountain bikers, roughly 60 skiers and snowboarders, hoping to get first tracks on the mountain, waited for the … Continue reading →

Report: Climate change worsens Western water woes By John Flesher (Associated Press) – April 28, 2011 Climate change is likely to diminish already scarce water supplies in the Western United States, exacerbating problems for millions of water users in the … Continue reading →

Despite the fact that they are releasing the most water they have in many years, Lake Powell is now gaining more than 12″ per day, with most of the snowpack still in place in the mountains. http://lakepowell.water-data.com/

There are a dozen offshore oil platforms visible from Santa Barbara now. This is what Santa Barbara looked like in 1969.  

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