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Drenching rains and record snowfall throughout California’s 2022-2023 winter season carried on throughout the year, and by September, normally the peak of the dry and fire seasons, no part of the state was considered to be suffering from drought conditions.
Experienced Californians will have had a hunch that all that water meant this year’s spring may hold a surprise—a superbloom.
This non-scientific term simply refers to spring wildflower blooms of inordinate proportions after wet winters. California has recently experienced some incredible blooming events that were seen from space.
Last year’s was breathtaking; one of the most dramatic ever seen according to experts. This year promises to be something similar, but we won’t know for certain until April, when peak blooming tends to occur as flowers open in the higher-elevation deserts.
“It’s definitely looking like it’s going to be a good season,” said Evan Meyer, a botanist and the Executive Director of the nonprofit Theodore Payne Foundation. “Last year was incredible, it was one of the best blooms in many years.”
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Experienced Californians will have had a hunch that all that water meant this year’s spring may hold a surprise—a superbloom.
This non-scientific term simply refers to spring wildflower blooms of inordinate proportions after wet winters. California has recently experienced some incredible blooming events that were seen from space.
Last year’s was breathtaking; one of the most dramatic ever seen according to experts. This year promises to be something similar, but we won’t know for certain until April, when peak blooming tends to occur as flowers open in the higher-elevation deserts.
“It’s definitely looking like it’s going to be a good season,” said Evan Meyer, a botanist and the Executive Director of the nonprofit Theodore Payne Foundation. “Last year was incredible, it was one of the best blooms in many years.”
Continued below.
A California Superbloom Is Springing to Life and the Best is Yet to Come
Last year's was breathtaking; one of the most dramatic ever seen according to experts. This year promises to be something similar.
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