Podcast: A Snowless American West?

Last December brought record amounts of snow to the Sierra Nevada, California’s main mountain range. The state has of course been suffering from bad, bad drought for years, so we should all be glad that the dry days with all the snow are over, right? In fact, those who monitor such things say we should conserve water more than ever.

Because there is a real possibility that someday blizzards could be gone in the west. Today our Masters of Disasters come together again to talk about this possible future.

Host: Gustave Arellano

Guests: LA Times wildfire reporter Alex Wigglesworth, LA Times earthquake reporter Ron Lin, and LA Times water reporter Ian James.

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