Assessing the Drought After Recent Winter Storms in California

Nine winter atmospheric rivers that brought much needed rain and snow, have been the biggest engine for snow accumulation in the Sierra.

UC Berkeley’s Snow Lab recorded the snowpack at 205% of average for this time of year. They put the entire state of California at 166%.

“Here at the Central Sierra snow lab we have 48 inches of snow water equivalent, which is the amount of water that you get from melting snowpack. And realistically speaking, as long as we have cool temperatures moving forward and we don’t see any large rain on snow events, we should be able to keep most of that water that’s in there,”

→ Continue reading at NBC Bay Area

More from author

Related posts

Advertisment

Latest posts

The Tantalizing Mystery of the Solar System’s Hidden Oceans

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.For most of humankind’s existence, Earth was the only known ocean-draped world, seemingly unlike any...

The Role of Scholarships and Grants in Financing Education

Applying for scholarships and grants helps students pay for college. In some situations, these awards allow people to obtain a degree they wouldn't be...

EV, hybrid and gas-powered: Some interesting cars coming in 2024 | CNN Business

CNN  —  Next year will see the introduction of some new, genuinely affordable electric vehicles as well as...