CA Drought - Vegetation Maps....

[Darian]

Took this from a post by Phil Brna on Blanton's BB. Check out the link to satellite images of the impacts of our drought:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85349&src=nha

[SeanO]

cool images and very interesting.

[Darian]

Did you take a look at the images of land fallowed due to drought, yet?? Sure is a bunch of acreage fallowed between 2011 and 2014.

[SeanO]

I didn't notice it, but I did look now. At least most of the idled land is where water is imported from out of basin (So. Cal)...
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85199&eocn=image&eoci=related_image

Also, look at the snow pack comparison: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82910&eocn=image&eoci=related_image
sad...

[Darian]

Scary stuff!!!!....