NASA releases images of California snowpack seen from space

LOS ANGELES -- NASA released satellite images of the immense amounts of snow California has received from the winter storms this year.

One photo shows the snowpack at the beginning of the year. The other image is of the snowpack from earlier this week, which shows a heavier amount of the powder.

The recent storms have brought on intense amounts of rain and snow, and more is on the way.

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