In 2022, Northern Italy suffered from the most severe hydrological #drought in 70 years significantly affected by a lack of snow. Colleagues from DLR - English and Earth Observation – Eurac Research analyzed the crucial role of #snow for this drought with #EarthObservation data: doi.org/10.3390/rs1423…

Just published yesterday: Development of Global Snow Cover—Trends from 23 Years of Global SnowPack mdpi.com/2018592 #mdpiearth via MDPI

Die #Schneegrenze in den #Alpen verschiebt sich nach oben - das bestätigen 15.000 Aufnahmen von Erdbeobachtungs-#Satelliten aus 37 Jahren. ❄️ Weniger Schnee bedeutet auch weniger #Wasser für die Flüsse: #Norditalien erlebte 2022 eine der schwersten Dürreperioden seit 70 Jahren.

Are you ready for #Landsat Next? 🛰️ With a trio of smaller satellites that can each detect 26 wavelengths of light and thermal energy, NASA/USGS Landsat Next will provide finer resolution and more frequent data to monitor Earth’s changing surface. 🔗 go.nasa.gov/3va23GU

Snow lines in the #Alps again way above long term mean. The #drought situation we see in the #Po valley and Lake #Garda could even get worse by Spring and early Summer. Analysis is based on #Landsat satellite data since 1985. Reuters DroughtCentral @WorldOfChecco

Historical peak accumulation for the IT #snow water resources was about one month ago. Time to take stock of the 2022-23 snow season then! What are the lessons we learned after one yr of low accumulation and fast melt, esp across the Alps? 👇 A thread! 🧵