CNM Extra: Snowpack (Article 2)

In November of 2023, I published an article about decreasing snow pack levels. Here, I have elaborated on that article.

If you haven't read my original article on this topic, you can find it here.

According to study from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) measuring April snowpacks across various sites in the Western United States, 81% of the sites saw decreased snowpack. This resulted in an average decrease of 18% from 1955 to 2023.

Here are a couple more facts from this study:

• From 1982 to 2023, snowpack length was an average 15 days shorter.

• Snowpack peaks have also shifted to occur earlier in the year.

All in all, April snowpack is a great indicator of how much snow is falling and how much snow is melting during a season. These drastic decreases highlight how rapidly global warming is changing our planet, from the surface conditions to the weather systems.