Friday Top of the Scroll: NOAA sees no winter drought relief across parched West
Western states gripped by persistent drought are unlikely to see any relief in the coming months, as a third year of La Niña weather patterns reduces precipitation in that region, NOAA scientists predicted Thursday. According to the agency’s 2022-23 Winter Outlook, below-average rainfall and snowpack are expected in a wide stretch of the United States including Southern California, the Southwest, the southern Rockies, the southern Plains, the Gulf Coast and much of the South.
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- Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Third year of La Niña on tap this winter, according to official forecast
- Weather Underground: Why Another La Niña Is Troubling News For The Widespread Drought