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fromThe Mercury News
6 hours ago

Sierra Nevada snowpack just 68% of normal after whiplash winter, but water supplies are OK, experts say

California's winter weather has been extremely volatile, with alternating dry and snowy periods leaving the Sierra snowpack at 68% of historical average despite previous wet years filling reservoirs above normal levels.
fromSFGATE
1 day ago

The surprising element that's boosting California's stubbornly low snowpack

SWE is the most important metric for all of our water resources. It's the metric that we deal with the most and the one that the entirety of the snow research and operations community is working to get right. So, seeing an increase in SWE like that, even if it's from mid-winter rain, is a great thing because that means we have more water stored in the snowpack moving forward.
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Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
1 month ago

The Science Behind a Warming Atmosphere and Unpredictable Winters - SnowBrains

Human emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols are altering climate, causing variable winters, more rain, and disrupted snowfall patterns that threaten ski seasons.
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