The West's Withering Snowpack

Utah's famed powder snow -- snow so great it typically covers local mountains well into the summer -- faces a dim prognosis. Several recent studies suggest spring snowpack in the Mountain West is dwindling, the result of a warming climate. If the predictions hold true, in the future the region will see less snow and more rain from fewer, more intense storms. A panel of guests joins Doug on Wednesday to talk about global warming's toll on the region's snowpack and the potential side effects. 

• Read reporter Judy Fahys article for the Salt Lake Tribune about dwindling snowpack in Utah.
• Check out the Natural Resources Defense Council's Water-Ready map and report to learn what your state is doing to prepare for climate change.

Music from today's RadioWest:

• "Infinite Circle" by James Blackshaw
• "Bliss" by Phish
• "Ninth And Main" by Michael Gulezian