Sierra Nevada snowpack not likely to recover from drought until 2019

June 23, 2016
The image on the left shows the 31-year average snow water equivalent in the Sierra Nevada mountains compared with the snow water equivalent in 2015.
The image on the left shows the 31-year average snow water equivalent in the Sierra Nevada mountains compared with the snow water equivalent in 2015.
Steve Margulis / UCLA

A new hydrology analysis led by Steve Margulis, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, indicates that the Sierra Nevada snowpack will likely take until 2019 to return to pre-drought levels. According to Margulis, the method used in this study may help regions like California to better understand the dynamics of their water supply systems.

Source: Sierra Nevada snowpack not likely to recover from drought until 2019 UCLA Newsroom, 23 June 2016

Additional coverage about Sierra Nevada snowpack levels:

UCLA researchers: Sierra snowpack will not return to pre-drought levels until at least 2019 East Bay Times, 15 Aug 2016

Blue Dot 19: The Sierra Nevada Snowpack North State Public Radio, 7 July 2016