As summer looms, western U.S. snowpack is very thin

What's happening in the West over the long run is less about reduced snowfall and more the result of warming temperatures
In the western United States, the most important reservoirs are not the manmade ones along rivers, but the natural ones high up in our mountains: the snowpack that accumulates all winter, peaking in April.As the animation of satellite images above shows, this crucial source of water is looking significantly depleted as we head toward the hot and dry conditions of sum