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1 day ago

February 2026 State of the Western U.S. Snowpack: Trending in the Wrong Direction - SnowBrains

Western U.S. snowpack is substantially below the 30-year median, with broad deficits threatening spring runoff and water supplies unless sustained storms occur.
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5 days ago

NASA: The West Faces Snow Drought - SnowBrains

This image, acquired with the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA's Terra satellite, provides a wide view of meager western snow cover on January 15. On that day, measurements derived from satellite observations showed that snow blanketed 142,700 square miles (369,700 square kilometers) of the west. That's the lowest coverage for that date in the MODIS record dating back to 2001 and less than one-third of the median. Coverage had increased slightly by January 26.
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