Record-Breaking Snow Drought Threatens Western Water and Recreation
TL;DR
Across the U.S. West, an extreme snow drought driven by unusually warm temperatures has yielded record-low snow cover, risking water resources and winter recreation from Utah to Oregon as bare ground becomes common and artificial snow is used in some locations.
Topics:nationenvironment#climate-change#environment#snow-drought#snowpack#water-resources#western-united-states
- Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels The New York Times
- Western Ski Resorts and Their Terrible, Horrible, No Snow, Very Bad Year The New York Times
- Did Winter Forget The West? Records Are Being Broken For Mild Temperatures And Low Snowpack Yahoo
- 20-plus inches of snow on horizon as Colorado sits at record-low snowpack Denver Gazette
- Snow Drought Hits the Western United States, Worrying Experts About the Region's Water Supply Smithsonian Magazine
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