Thanks for help during the tough drought

The Sierra Nevada snowpack level has recently been recorded at 136 percent above normal and further increases are predicted.

Thank you to all of you who changed out your incandescent light bulbs, installed solar panels, took out your green lawns, and stopped using plastic bags and Styrofoam cups. Thank you also for showering with a friend, even if you did not know them well. It has really helped with the drought in California.

If only we could shutdown the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and the Phillips 66 refinery, which could ultimately contribute to some further cooling and precipitation, utopia would be within our grasp.

This story was originally published February 3, 2016 at 5:38 PM with the headline "Thanks for help during the tough drought."