NASA: California Superbloom – A Parade of Poppies A bright spot has emerged after California’s particularly wet and dreary winter: a sea of wildflowers in Southern California. In the western tip of the Mojave Desert, orange, gold, and yellow flowers have flooded the valleys and hills of Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Related: NASA: Deluge of Snow and Rain Produces California Superblooms On April 7, 2023, the Operational […] SnowBrains | April 19, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Deluge of Snow and Rain Produces California Superblooms A deluge of winter snow and rain in Southern California produced plenty of flooding in 2023. But as winter turned to spring, the abundance of water also helped provoke a flood of something else across the region’s normally arid open spaces—wildflowers. The seasonal spectacle was visible from space. The images above, acquired by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on Landsat […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
NASA Photos: A Very Wet Winter Brings Gorgeous Superbloom to California Woah, simply stunning…. Superbloom FTW! You might also like: After 7 Long Years, The Drought Is Officially OVER In California A very rainy winter season has brought an abundance of yellow wildflowers and orange blooming poppies to Southern California’s Antelope Valley. The poppy is the state flower. A friendly NASA reminder for those planning to visit the Poppy Reserve: When visiting […] SnowBrains | April 8, 2019 0 Comments
