California has not seen rain like we're having in many years. That's extremely helpful to filling the Golden State's water starved dams. But too much of a good thing requires intense oversight and management, round the clock, by reservoir and dam operators.
California has not seen rain like we're having in many years. That's extremely helpful to filling the Golden State's water starved dams; especially the major mega dams tens of millions of Californians depend on. But, with precipitation, too much of a good thing requires intense oversight and management, round the clock, by reservoir and dam operators.has not seen rain like we're having in many years.
Joshua Viers, a watershed scientist at UC Merced. "It is a delicate balancing act, and it's one that I think keeps a lot of engineers up late at night," said Professor Viers.was a direct result of three massive storms, over a short period of time. It overwhelmed the dam's ability to safely hold and safely release water, severely damaged it and destroyed its spillway.
Yes. This is all about a changing warmer climate. "That rain on snow event can actually mobilize a tremendous amount of water in a short period of time that we've seen to be catastrophic," said Viers. "It takes time to release water from those reservoirs to create additional space," said Diffenbaugh.
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