Eye-opening, however those photos are a tad misleading. Some look to be 10-20 years apart, with lush and mature evergreen trees vs. barren land and different roads and highway structures.
Jason
In a message dated 1/24/2014 9:43:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kimnoyes@gmail.com writes:
Stunning Before and After Photos of California's Lakes Depleted by Extreme Drought
By Chris Dolce Published: Jan 23, 2014, 2:05 PM EST weather.com
California's reservoirs are severely depleted due to the ongoing widespread drought conditions in the state. As of Jan. 21, 2014, 67 percent of California was in extreme drought, the second worst category possible on the U.S. Drought Monitor.
According to the California Department of Water Resources, Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville are only 36 percent of capacity. Folsom Lake is just 17 percent capacity.
Starting with Folsom Lake above, we've matched up recent photos of these three depleted lakes from the California Department of Water Resources with images from Google Earth that show the lakes when they were much fuller. Move your mouse over each image to see the startling comparison.
Click through LINK for photos: http://www.weather.com/news/stunning-photos-californias-lakes-depleted-extreme-drought-20140123?hootPostID=a0f3e65212cc1095ccf606f5d3d1d85f
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