What is snowpack and why is so critical to life in the West?

Millions of people in the U.S. rely on the melting of snow for drinking water, agriculture, and more. But even amid near-record snows in California, snowpack levels are steadily declining.

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The Surprising Science of Measuring Snowfall - Atlas Obscura

Can winter snows end the California drought? - Los Angeles Times

Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) — Its Importance in the Northwest

Understanding Rain-on-Snow Events with Anne Heggli - DRI

10 reasons why snow and the snowpack are so important

What is snowpack and why is so critical to life in the West?

An Epic Snowpack May Test Water Management in the San Joaquin Valley - Public Policy Institute of California

Western snow is good news for Colorado River Basin

The West's winter is off to a dry start, raising concerns for the nation's largest reservoirs