Diminishing Sierra
Snowpack
% Remaining, Relative to 1961-1990
% Remaining, Relative to 1961-1990
Source: A
Luers/Union of Concerned Scientists
This shows
how the more sensitive
global model projects
snowpack to change
in the Sierras.
The
change in snowpack is significant because it comprises approximately half the total water storage capacity of California, the other half being contained mainly in human-made reservoirs.