After years of serious drought, California appears to be on the road to recovery. The state experienced its driest years on record between 2011 and 2014, but rains and snow have brought new life to the region since then, and this can be seen in NASA’s satellite photos.
The photos above were captured by NASA satellites on January 14th, 2014 (left) and January 13th, 2017 (right).
In 2014, the brown central valley was experiencing severe drought, and not much snow could... more