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Skiing Time in California:
Record Snow Storm Hits Sierra Nevadas
California (HDW) November 5, 2004 -
A powerful Alaskan storm swept over California
during the final week of October, drenching the state with record
rain and snow. The storm was the second large storm to move over
California in as many weeks, and it left the Sierra Nevada Mountains
coated in snow. In this picture taken by a NASA satellite on October
31, 2004, snow highlights the peaks of the long mountain chain that
forms California’s eastern border with Nevada. The Sierra
Nevada mountains have received a lot of snow in October. Ski resorts
may be able to open earlier near Northern California and Nevada
this year. (full article...)
 Melting
Snow Causes Floods in California
California (HDW)
March 7, 2004 - The heavy rain and
snow that moved across Northern California the last week of February
2004 may be responsible for filling the rivers in the lower Sacramento
River system. Though localized flooding was reported on February
26, flooding along the Sacramento, Feather, and Yuba Rivers, top
center, was not reported. It is likely that the dark pools of water
surrounding the rivers in this false-color image are shallow seasonal
wetlands. (full article...)
 Bering
Glacier in Alaska is Tracked by NASA Scientists and Satellites
Greenbelt, Maryland (HDW) August 3,
2004 - Bering Glacier currently terminates
in Vitus Lake south of Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park, about 10 km from the Gulf of Alaska. Combined with the Bagley
Icefield, where the snow that feeds the glacier accumulates, the
Bering is the largest glacier in North America. Warmer temperatures
and changes in precipitation over the past century have thinned
the Bering Glacier by several hundred meters. (full
article...)
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