Atmospheric rivers delivered a huge amount of snow to the California mountain range.
Published Apr 19, 2023
The California mountain range alternated between extreme precipitation and none at all this winter.
Published May 6, 2022Image of the Day Heat Land Drought Fires Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
A succession of storms in January and February dumped huge amounts of snow on the Sierra Nevada.
Published Feb 13, 2019
El Niño brought more rain and snow to California this winter, but not enough to offset the water deficit built up over four years.
Published Apr 14, 2016
Thanks to a series of drought-busting storms, the mountain range has unusually thick and extensive snow cover this year.
Published Jun 15, 2017
Seasonal snowpack in the Sierra Nevada depends on whether a winter is wet or dry, and 2015 shaped up to be exceptionally dry.
Published Oct 21, 2015
Mountain snow melted away nearly a month ahead of schedule, leaving reservoirs without their usual inflow of freshwater.
Published Jul 14, 2021
The water stored as snow in the 400-mile long range is now 185 percent of normal for the beginning of March.
Published Mar 3, 2017
Snow cover in late March 2015 was significantly lower than the previous worst year on record. The landscape change is stark since 2010, the last time the region saw average snowfall.
Published Apr 3, 2015
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