A billboard reading "pray for rain" stands on the highway near Teviston, California, U.S., October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
Important Takeaways:
- ‘Really tight water year’: Drought, low snowpack may foretell Idaho’s climate future
- When winter ends and summer’s broiling heat arrives, it is these snowy peaks that serve as the state’s reservoir, filling the Salmon, Snake, Big Lost, Boise and other tributaries with cold, clear water.
- By the turn of the century, Idaho could see reductions of 35%-65% of its snowpack, according to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment last year.
- Idaho’s dry weather in 2021 saw over two-thirds of the state in extreme or exceptional drought
- This month, most areas of the state are listed in moderate to severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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