Showing posts with label Santa Rosa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santa Rosa. Show all posts

Monday 25 October 2021

Could the West coast drought be over?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1452473186012983297 


Torrential rains and high winds pummeled the west coast from Oregon to central California dumping record rainfall in an 'atmospheric river' causing flooding and massive problems. Sonoma and Santa Rosa counties had more than 7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. Mt. Veeder had a whopping 10 inches of rain in 24 hours - most in #NapaValley according to the official tally. Record rainfall after record drought. Climate change is definitely here. The “bomb cyclone” is a rare meteorological event. 

I wonder what effect it will have on the vineyards. At least they had already harvested the grapes. 

One good thing, the #DixieFire has been declared 100% contained @ 963,309 acres.


Yosemite Falls roared back to life. 

But the drought ain't over yet. 


Tuesday 10 October 2017

Wine country fires

After
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My heart goes out to all the Californians whose lives are completely disrupted by the horrendous fires raging through Napa and Sonoma. Dry conditions and strong winds caused such rapid escalation and devastation. More than 50,000 acres engulfed in Napa. Many injuries, at least ten known dead and the toll is likely to rise.

They said the grape harvest has already been completed for most, but the impact on the wineries and vineyards is inestimable at this time. Growing grapes and making wine is a labor of love. Many livelihoods and lives will have been destroyed by this tragic development.