From Drought to Drenched: Stunning Rebound of California’s Largest Reservoir

United Kingdom News News

From Drought to Drenched: Stunning Rebound of California’s Largest Reservoir
United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines
  • 📰 SciTechDaily1
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 68%

Science, Space and Technology News 2024

Satellite image of Shasta Lake captured on April 24, 2022, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9.For the second year in a row, California’s largest reservoir filled to nearly 100 percent capacity.

On May 7, 2024, the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 satellite captured the above image of Shasta Lake, showing it at 96 percent of its total capacity, which is 114 percent of the average for that date. In contrast, the image above taken by Landsat 9 on April 24, 2022, showed the lake at only 39 percent capacity. That May, the reservoirA prolonged period of extreme drought, starting in 2019, left reservoir levels low for several years.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

SciTechDaily1 /  🏆 84. in US

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

2025 Bentley Batur Convertible First Look: A Stunning Send-Off for a Stunning EngineWhen you let Bentley’s Mulliner coachbuilding team work, it can certainly create a beautiful work of rolling art.
Read more »

Doja Cat’s Met Gala Look Was Drenched in Hair Gel and WaterDoja Cat’s Met Gala Look Was Drenched in Hair Gel and WaterDoja Cat covered herself in hair gel and water before stepping out onto the Met Gala red carpet on Monday, May 6, in New York City
Read more »

Sun-drenched Mother's Day weekend to bring several road closures to western WASun-drenched Mother's Day weekend to bring several road closures to western WAIt'll be a busy Mother's Day weekend in the Puget Sound region, with toasty weather, a presidential visit and the Seattle Mariners returning to T-Mobile Park.
Read more »

I Saw the TV Glow Is a Nightmare Drenched in Neon and NostalgiaI Saw the TV Glow Is a Nightmare Drenched in Neon and NostalgiaThe latest eerie tale from Jane Schoenbrun (We're All Going to the World's Fair) stars Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine.
Read more »

'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possibleDespite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared.
Read more »

Review: Alma Jette, I Found a ReasonReview: Alma Jette, I Found a ReasonMary Bryce’s piano ballads explore anxiety-drenched love
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-05 12:31:43