Snow Drought in the Rockies - related image preview

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Snow Drought in the Rockies

A below-normal snowpack in the Southern Rockies could spell trouble for water managers if the deficit continues into late winter and spring.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS snow cover data from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published February 23, 2018
Data acquired January 25, 2016 - January 29, 2018

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Image of the Day