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Intense winter storms in California
Earth Observation | Copernicus
Cold Waves
Location: California
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
This image, acquired on 2 March 2023 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows a snow-covered Yosemite National Park in California.
After a series of winter storms, California officials reported that the State’s snowpack is the largest in decades. The current snow accumulation stands at 177% of the norm at this time of the year. Thanks to this record-breaking snowfall some of California’s water reservoirs are being replenished, but others are still below the historical average.
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites enable the monitoring of snow-covered surfaces with high-resolution imagery.
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