Sentence examples for snowpack a from inspiring English sources

And even though this year has seen record snowpack — a hundred and eighty-five per cent of the average, as of March 1st — California has also experienced dozens of so-called rain-on-snow events, which further hasten the melting.

Also, parched Sierra Nevada ski resorts got a dose of snow, enabling them to open some previously bare runs and adding to an unusually low snowpack, a major source of the state's water.

Also, parched Sierra Nevada ski resorts got a dose of snow, enabling them to open some previously bare runs and adding to the severely low snowpack, a major source of the state's water.

As it is, drought conditions remain severe, and unusual warm conditions caused an alarming loss of mountain snowpack, a crucial water source; NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predicts the drought in California and much of the southwest to persist or worsen til at least June.

Because a winter snowpack is a dependable feature of the taiga, several mammals display obvious adaptations to it.

The report credits unusually high temperatures, a diminished snowpack and a severe lack of rainfall with drying up the trees, leaving the region susceptible to forest fires.

Unlike mountains of similar altitude elsewhere, Elbert lacks both a permanent snowpack and a prominent north-facing cirque, which can be attributed to its position amongst other mountains of similar height, receiving relatively small quantities of precipitation.

For the club's members, a dynamic roster that rises and falls with the depth of a snowpack, snow is a mantra and not a four-letter word.

Implicit in this sentence was the acknowledgment — Hizzoner's first since that howling blizzard descended on the city — that a snowpack acceptable on a Himalayan trail is quite a bit less so on Marlborough Road in Brooklyn two days after a storm.

That points to high risks of wildfire for the Southwest and the lower elevations of California, where dry and windy stretches are likely to raise the odds of a big blaze, and in south-central Alaska, where a reduced mountain snowpack and an early warmup are raising the odds of a big fire.

This is a snowpack drought, not a rain drought, and it's expected to hit rural Washington hardest.