Tag: snowpack

NASA: California and Nevada Are Missing 0.5 to 1 Yearsโ€™ Worth of Precipitation Since October 2019

Mountain snow is like a bank account for water across the western…

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Warming Winters and Dwindling Sierra Nevada Snowpack Will Squeeze Water Resources in Parts of California

Snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains provides roughly 75 percent of Californiaโ€™s…

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Snowpack Depth at Every Resort Open in North America This Memorial Day Weekend

There are now just six resorts across North America open for your…

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Tahoe, CA, Snowpack is Now 0% of Normal For This Time of Year

If any proof were needed that winter 20/21 was a dry one,…

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Lightspeed: A Marvelous Method for Measuring Mountain Snow

This post first appeared on the NASA Earth Expeditions blog and was…

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Sierra Snowpack Has Seen Biggest April Decrease in History

With an already particularly rough season behind us, the snowpack in the…

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Teton Snowpack Peaked in February, 6-Weeks Earlier Than Normal

Boosted by a record breaking February, the snowpack in the Tetons reached…

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Citizen Science Campaign Seeking Help From Backcountry Travelers to Measure Snow Depths in Remote Mountain Areas: Prizes Involved

https://youtu.be/vM-VXjvCgUw Community Snow Observations (CSO) is a NASA-funded citizen science project to…

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