Word: snow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ullman's handiwork evoked howls of criticism from labor and business economists alike. "An administrative nightmare," declared AFL-CIO Research Director Rudy Oswald. "It's pro-Sun Belt and anti-Snow Belt," complained Jack Carlson, the chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who objected to the bias for only growing firms...
...substantial precipitation in eight weeks. At least temporarily, the culprit responsible for much of the nation's wild and freezing weather-the stationary high-pressure system off the California coast-had broken up. Its departure allowed westerly winds to carry clouds over the Rockies and dump long-overdue snow on barren slopes in Oregon, Wyoming and Colorado. California's refreshed farmers reveled in the rain, and mountain ski operators romped in the snow-but federal weather experts warned of ominous signs that the blocking pressure "high" might be reforming. It was also clear that the accumulated moisture...
...drought's full impact is not expected until summertime, when the current lack of snowpack in the mountains is almost certain to lead to a water crisis. The usual snowpack for this season at the 6,000-foot level on Mount Hood is 143 inches; after a heavy snow last week it had risen to only 21 inches. It is the snowpack that replenishes streams, reservoirs and irrigation ditches, and with only a modest runoff in sight, Oregon officials expect as much as a $2 billion economic loss by fall. The Pacific Northwest's forests...
...Snow, Please...
...exchange for our natural gas being piped to the Eastern states [Feb. 7], we in the West urgently request their surplus snow, please...