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New High-Tech Snow Measurements Could Help California Better Manage Drought

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Sierra Nevada is currently blanketed in fresh powder from recent storms.  But the traditional way of measuring how much water is in all of that snow isn't vey accurate.  That's a problem in California where every drop matters.  Capital Public Radio's Ezra David Romero reports on an innovative new way to calculate the snowpack.

Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.
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