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The 2015 Sierra Nevada snowpack is a 500-year record low

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imageComparison of Sierra Nevada snowpack in 2015 vs. 2010. NASA/MODIS

In the Mediterranean climate of California, with its warm, wet winters and hot and dry summers, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains plays a critical role. It serves as a natural water storage system that feeds waterways and reservoirs during the dry...

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