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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (148711)3/14/2015 1:36:39 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
Inslee declares drought emergency in some parts of state

By Associated Press Published: Mar 13, 2015 at 11:55 AM PDT Last Updated: Mar 13, 2015 at 11:56 AM PDT




OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency for three regions in Washington state.

The emergency was declared Friday, prompted by near record low snowpack levels. Officials say the worst drought conditions are expected in the Olympic Peninsula, the east side of the central Cascade Mountains including Yakima and Wenatchee, and the Walla Walla region.

Inslee's office said that snowpack in the Olympic Mountains is 7 percent of normal; in the Cascades, it ranges from 8 to 45 percent of normal; and is 67 percent of normal in the Walla Walla region. The state has had an unusually warm winter, and with snowpack statewide averaging 27 percent of normal, 34 of the state's 62 watersheds are expected to receive less than 75 percent of their normal water supplies, the governor's office says.

The Department of Ecology has requested $9 million in drought relief from the Legislature.

komonews.com



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (148711)3/14/2015 1:45:24 AM
From: tejek  Respond to of 149317
 
I let a bumble bee out of the house a few weeks ago. Had to rescue a number of wasps this week. Bees have been flying for weeks, but they always do this time of year; lots of manzanita, madrone blossoms (also rosemary).

Last week, I started seeing Crane flies and smaller flying insects. This weeks flies and bees..........even though the cherry trees have been blooming since Dec. As you can see by the article posted, like you all, we have no snowpack.


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