The Devastating Way Climate Change is Affecting California’s Sierra Nevada Water Ecosystems LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2021) — The impacts of climate change in California are becoming increasingly obvious. Turn on the news, and you will hear about extreme heatwaves, droughts, and frequent wildfires plaguing the state. “Climate change is one of the grand challenges facing society. California, our most populous state and one of the largest economies globally faces major threats from hot, […] SnowBrains | September 9, 2021 0 Comments
NASA: A Long View of the Sierra Nevada Snow https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/148000/148595/sierrawocanim_tmo_202189.mp4 In Spanish, Sierra Nevada means “snowy mountain range.” While the term “snowy” has generally been true for most of U.S. history, those mountains have seen less snow accumulation in recent years. This decline plays a role in water management and response to drought in California and other western states. Related: NASA: California and Nevada Are Missing 0.5 to 1 […] SnowBrains | July 29, 2021 1 Comment
NASA: California and Nevada Are Missing 0.5 to 1 Years’ Worth of Precipitation Since October 2019 Mountain snow is like a bank account for water across the western United States. Snow that falls on the Sierra Nevada in California, the Rocky Mountains, and other ranges becomes a natural reservoir that slowly melts each spring and summer and flows down into the river valleys. The resource managers of western states count on this allowance from nature to […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2021 0 Comments
