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Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada could disappear in just 25 years – It’s too warm for ski resorts to make snow in Tahoe
November 30, 2021 /
As the climate continues to warm, more and more of the snow falling on California’s mountains will be replaced by rain. Already in recent decades, the snow season has shrunk by a month, according to one estimate, while snow levels have moved upward by 1,200 feet, according to another.
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It’s too warm for ski resorts to make snow in Tahoe
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