Sublimation

Sublimation is a process that happens when heavy snow packs in the mountain experience a heat wave prematurely in the early summer and cause the snow to turn directly into water vapor. Thus there is less water run off into the rivers and lakes in the summer. The surrounding land gets dried more quickly and you have amongst other things an increased fire danger.

This year so far in the USA we have seen 7.1 million acres burned...more than anytime in the last ten years. The heat in July shattered 2,300 records across the country.

In addition you have less water making it into the critical aquifers for future use.....aggravating this cycle we are currently in many parts of the country.

Barkly seen here likes the snow pack and looks forward to it each autumn. Forecast temperatures are cooling and his winter coat will soon grow in...