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Experts report the western US is having the “worst megadrought in the modern age.”

Megadrought in Western U.S. Worst in Region in 1,200 Years | Time

Actual data shows that the western US has gotten slightly wetter over the past century, with the last five years above average precipitation.

Climate at a Glance | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

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I took this picture a month ago along the Agua Fria River north of Phoenix, which has the most water in 40 years.

And this spectacular waterfall was in Oak Creek Canyon between Sedona and Flagstaff.

California used to get 200 year long droughts.

Severe Ancient Droughts: A Warning to California – The New York Times

The official California permanent drought was announced four years ago.

California Braces for Unending Drought – The New York Times

Thanks El Niño, But California’s Drought Is Probably Forever | WIRED

And last year, the drought was so deep, residents had to dig their way out of it.

In Mammoth, the snow is so deep residents must tunnel out. There’s a history to that – Los Angeles Times

Two of the last three years had record snow in California, so the San Francisco Chronicle has quite predictably announced the end of California skiing.

How ski resorts in California are preparing for warmer winters – San Francisco Chronicle

But they had to wait until after the Fourth of July ….

California’s summer skiing: Squaw Valley open until July 7

Two of the authors of this paper are from Boulder, Colorado – where we are having our snowiest winter on record.

Large contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought | Science

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Four weeks ago, America’s economy was possibly the strongest ever. Now it is in very bad shape. President Trump wants to get Americans back to work, but America is being held back by fear.

1. Governors know that if they open up, they will be viciously attacked and blamed by the press over each new death.
2. Democratic strategists are fearful if the President is successful, he will get re-elected. So they are undermining his every move.
3. Fear that opening up will cause more deaths.
4. Many Americans are afraid of other people now, and won’t be willing to go back to work or eat at a restaurant until the virus is “eliminated” – which isn’t going to happen any time in the foreseeable future. They are on semi-permanent self-quarantine, whether they realize it or not.

The key to getting people back to work is going to be managing fear. I am going to be doing a series of blog posts and videos discussing how to help our president bring America back from mass panic.

Here is my rooftop solar panel.

Fortunately the UN and WHO have been on top of this dangerous situation.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Live Updates and News for Apr. 14, 2020 – Bloomberg

Besides the record cold and record long winter, we have had nearly ten feet of snow so far this winter, and another seven inches is forecast the rest of the week. This may end up being the snowiest winter on record.

Jeff Duda on Twitter: “Boulder’s approach of the seasonal snowfall record, illustrated in a time series. #cowx #Boulder https://t.co/z0zlHTqwlM” / Twitter

This comes twelve years after CU professor Mark Williams predicted the demise of snow and nine degrees warming.

Study: Climate change may force skiers uphill | Aspen Daily News Online

People are locked up in their homes, and not able to create as much CO2 as normal. This is producing immediate benefits for the planet.

“Arctic April” grips North America Breaking Hundreds of All-Time Cold Records – Electroverse