Drought threatens American River fish 
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Climate, Species, fish in the news, global climate change

Endangered steelhead about to hatch in the American River could soon be killed by low flows and warm temperatures caused by the drought, a sign of the ongoing struggle over scarce water supplies.

LINK (via: The Sac Bee)

The prognosis is not good as California's snowpack is currenty sitting at 8% of average.

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