How Do You Measure Snow From Space? First, Climb a Mountain.

A new satellite could transform how water is studied worldwide. But to help unlock its capabilities, scientists first needed ...

After a glimpse of hope, WA’s snowpack dips back into the red

The late-winter flurries sure were nice. But with snow melting quickly, Washington is headed for a fourth straight severe ...
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Brunt of storms ‘dumping’ snow on Sierra Nevada mountains

(KRON) — Scientist at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab are hunkered down and recording extraordinary measurements of rapid snowfall as a series of February storms slam the Sierra Nevada ...
SFGate

Over 100 inches in 5 days ranks among snowiest stretches on Sierra record

The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab reported Friday that 111 inches of snow fell in just five days this week, a near record even for the extremely snowy location near Donner Summit. In an update ...
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100 inches of snow in 7 days: inside California’s deepest storm totals

A week-long barrage of Sierra Nevada snowfall buried the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab under 111 inches of accumulation, a figure that captures both the raw power of California’s winter storms ...
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Tahoe resorts report more than 100" of powder. Here's how that's helped California's snowpack

WHAT A WEEK. THE STORMS HAVE DUMPED A LOT OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE STATE’S SNOWPACK. WE REALLY NEEDED IT. METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN AND DIRK VERDOORN ARE HERE WITH A ...