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Diminished Snow Pack in the Sierra Nevada

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.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using data from the Level 1 and Atmospheres Active Distribution System (LAADS). Caption by Alan Buis and Michael Carlowicz.

Published April 3, 2015
Data acquired March 29, 2015

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response