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Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West
- January 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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At UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day. There is still some snow on the ground to measure, but less than they usually see in late January.
Originally published at Phys.org