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Dramatic photos from NASA highlight severity of California's drought


Dramatic photos from NASA highlight severity of California s drought
Hayley Smith
As the West descends deeper into drought, climate and water experts are growing increasingly alarmed by California s severely shriveling reservoirs.
On Monday, Shasta Lake the largest reservoir in the state held a scant 1.57 million acre-feet of water, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, or about 35% of its capacity.
A series of satellite images captured by NASA show just how dramatically the water level has fallen.
One image from July 2019 shows a fuller Shasta Lake surrounded by green banks. This year, that greenness has been replaced by a tan bathtub ring lining the lakebed, indicating the degree to which water has fallen. ....

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NASA satellite photos show severity of California drought


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As the West descends deeper into drought, climate and water experts are growing increasingly alarmed by California’s severely shriveling reservoirs.
On Monday, Shasta Lake the largest reservoir in the state held a scant 1.57 million acre-feet of water, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, or about 35% of its capacity.
A series of satellite images captured by NASA show just how dramatically the water level has fallen.
One image from July 2019 shows a fuller Shasta Lake surrounded by green banks. This year, that greenness has been replaced by a tan “bathtub ring” lining the lake bed, indicating the degree to which water has fallen. ....

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