Drought affected water content of rocks in California's Sierra Nevada, height of mountains
12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alpine County, CA
Amador County, CA
Calaveras County, CA
El Dorado County, CA
Fresno County, CA
Kern County, CA
Madera County, CA
Mariposa County, CA
Mono County, CA
Nevada County, CA
Placer County, CA
Plumas County, CA
Sierra County, CA
Tulare County, CA
Tuolumne County, CA
Start Date: 12/13/2017
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The loss of water from rocks during drought in California’s Sierra Nevada allowed the land to rise nearly an inch in elevation between October 2011 and October 2015, according to a study by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In the following two years of improved snow and rainfall, the rocks recovered just half of the water they lost during drought. The height of the mountains also fell by about half an inch.
Chico Enterprise Record (Calif.), Dec. 13, 2017
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