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Before and After Photos Show Yosemite After Record Snowpack Melt

Contrasting photos show Yosemite in the grip of drought, covered in snow after California s severe winter storms, and now with rivers running high.

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Photos Show Yosemite Waterfalls from Above as Snow Melts

As snowpack in the Sierra Nevada starts to melt due to increasing temperatures, meltwater has been flowing rapidly into the California valleys.

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Yosemite Braces for Flooding as Snowpack Melts

The Merced River, which runs through Yosemite National Park, is bound to overflow following California s record snowfall.

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Melting Snow May See Yosemite River Flood

The river could flood as California s record snowpack melts amid warming temperatures.

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Why Is California s Snowpack So High?

The Southern Sierras have a snowpack level 257 percent greater than average for this time of year.

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