Snowpack
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UC Irvine scientists say deepening Arctic snowpack drives greenhouse gas emissions – UCI News
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Low snowpack leaves California's water year outlook uncertain - The Sun-Gazette Newspaper
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Community Snow Observations Helps Collect Better Snowpack Data
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What is snowpack and why is so critical to life in the West?
Survey Finds Little Snow as Statewide Snowpack Drops to 38 Percent Following Record Dry Months
192% of normal: Utah snowpack breaks 40-year-old record
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Water content of California's snowpack is well below normal, but a new round of storms approaches – NBC Bay Area
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Storms could relieve Oregon's flagging snowpacks — for now - OPB
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Our snowpack is actually off to one of its best starts in the past 40 years,' DWR says
California's Snowpack is Now One of the Largest Ever, Bringing Drought Relief, Flooding Concerns
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Snowpack determines health of Colorado River, and our understanding of 'average' is changing
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Snowpack (U.S. National Park Service)
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Snowpack Enhancement Project - svlhwcd
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California's snowpack is the deepest in 70 years - Los Angeles Times