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Yosemite web camera pictures show lack of snow in high Sierra

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Yosemite Conservancy view of Half Dome and the high Sierra Nevada mountains over the last five years

2011 - Yosemite Conservancy view of the snowpack at Half Dome and the high Sierra Nevada mountains

2012 - Yosemite Conservancy view of the snowpack at Half Dome and the high Sierra Nevada mountains

2013 - Yosemite Conservancy view of the snowpack at Half Dome and the high Sierra Nevada mountains

2014 - Yosemite Conservancy view of the snowpack at Half Dome and the high Sierra Nevada mountains

Yosemite web camera pictures show lack of snow in high SierraYosemite Conservancy view of Half Dome and the high Sierra Nevada mountains over the last five years

Yosemite Conservancy

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Some disturbing images out of Yosemite shows how much the drought is impacting higher elevations.

The Yosemite Conservancy posted images of half dome taken by its webcam -- showing the progression from 2011 through 2015. All five pictures were taken the third week of March. As you can see, the snow just disappears as the years go by.

Earlier this month, state official reported the Sierra Nevada snowpack is just five percent of its normal depth.

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