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By Space.com Staff published about 15 hours ago
The area around California's Lake Shasta has experienced near-record levels of snow fall this winter. Here seen in images taken by satellites of U.S. Earth-observation company Planet.
Near-record snowfall promises to alleviate California's drought
(Image credit: Planet)
Thursday, March 9, 2023: The amount of water in California's largest reservoir, Lake Shasta, has doubled since last October, thanks to abundant rain and snowfall that promise to alleviate the state's severe drought problem.
This GIF consists of two images capturing the area around Lake Shasta, which were taken by Earth-observing satellites of the U.S. company Planet in October, 2022, and in March this year.
In October, the lake held 61.6 billion cubic feet (1.7 billion cubic meters) of water. Thanks to a series of powerful storms that have drenched California in the past months, the amount of water in the lake has risen to 120 billion cubic feet (3,4 billion cubic meters) by early March.
The image also shows the surrounding landscape covered in snow, the amount of which has been described as near record level. Once the snow melt season starts this spring, the amount of water in the lake will rise even further.
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