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The (new) water year of our discontent

The record low snowpack is likely to lead to record low streamflows

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Mar 20, 2026
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🥵 Aridification Watch 🐫

It was early June, and we sat out in the shade in our backyard in Silverton, Colorado, wearing short-sleeves and shorts and drinking cold beverages under a cloudless blue sky. That, in itself, made the day memorable. Blizzards are as likely on Memorial Day as barbecues in this mountain town, elevation 9,318 feet, and sweater-fre…

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