Examples of snowpack in a Sentence
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Finally, and perhaps most important, hotter temperatures will cause the snowpack to melt more rapidly, causing two opposite problems.
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Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Gavin Newsom surveys California snowpack, unveiling water plan for an uncertain future, via Ari Plachta.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Even this year, when our total snowpack topped normal, our day-to-day weather patterns were still highly erratic, toggling from very dry conditions early in the season to a snow bonanza in March.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Those with a gauge can push it upside-down in the snow, let the snow melt and report how much water was in the snowpack — helpful information for evaluating whether melting snow will cause flooding.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Time is running out for the West's wet season, but recent storms have done wonders for the snowpack and the drought across much of the region, especially in California.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
After water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs – lakes Powell and Mead – dropped precipitously in 2021 and 2022, the states got a huge reprieve during the record winter snowpack in 2022.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
And in some parts of the world, water is also stored in its frozen form, as is the case with glaciers or snowpack.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
Here’s a look at how humanity’s heating of the planet affects California’s storms, snowpack and more.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Gavin Newsom surveys California snowpack, unveiling water plan for an uncertain future, via Ari Plachta.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Even this year, when our total snowpack topped normal, our day-to-day weather patterns were still highly erratic, toggling from very dry conditions early in the season to a snow bonanza in March.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Those with a gauge can push it upside-down in the snow, let the snow melt and report how much water was in the snowpack — helpful information for evaluating whether melting snow will cause flooding.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Time is running out for the West's wet season, but recent storms have done wonders for the snowpack and the drought across much of the region, especially in California.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
After water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs – lakes Powell and Mead – dropped precipitously in 2021 and 2022, the states got a huge reprieve during the record winter snowpack in 2022.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
And in some parts of the world, water is also stored in its frozen form, as is the case with glaciers or snowpack.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
Here’s a look at how humanity’s heating of the planet affects California’s storms, snowpack and more.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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